yes. If you dont NEED to use MySQL use PostGIS! :)
2008/11/24 sc0rpi0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Do all of this databases support other kind of information? can i > store user data as well (e.g username, birhtday,etc)? > > On Nov 22, 2:13 pm, Andy R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another DB with spatial extensions: > > > > http://postgis.refractions.net/ > > "PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object- > > relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the > > PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial > > database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI's > > SDE or Oracle's Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS "Simple > > Features Specification for SQL" and has been certified as compliant > > with the "Types and Functions" profile. " > > > > There are GIS extension for DB/2 and Oracle too. > > > > On 22 Nov., 14:59, tanoshimi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If you're not tied to MySQL, then you might want to check out SQL > > > Server 2008 as a backend database instead. > > > The new geometry and geography datatypes in SQL Server (including the > > > freely-available express edition) provide native methods to create, > > > store, and analyse points, linestrings, and polygons, including the > > > full range of OGC-compliant methods to test for e.g. whether a polygon > > > contains another features, touches it, crosses it, or is a a certain > > > distance away from it. > > > You can then conduct all your spatial analysis in the database, and > > > pass back the data to Google Maps to render as a front end. > > > > > sc0rpi0 wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > After reading Pamela's tutorial about using php&mysql in google maps > > > > (http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py? > > > > answer=65622&topic=11367&ctx=sibling) i was wondering how would i do > > > > to represent a polygon in a mysql database instead of a single > marker? > > > > > > Since each marker add a different key how would i connect different > > > > points to being from the same polygon? > > > -- Bjorn Brala ---------------- GeoStart.nl- Google maps - Swis Webdesign --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
