Pietro, Just two questions:
-What advantages did you find in storing vector data in the DB? -Why each of those advantages do not apply to raster? Pierre > -----Original Message----- > From: postgis-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:postgis-users- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Pietro Rossin > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 7:21 AM > To: postgis-us...@postgis.refractions.net > Subject: [postgis-users] Is it worth to load background raster into postgis? > > Hi all > we are building a postgis db to store shared data to e used in my agency. > While for the vectorial part of our data I'm convinced of the advantage to > store them into a geodb, for the raster part of data I'm not so convinced. > I took a look at postgis raster reference page and I realized that postgis > raster is good if the raster is used to make analysis. > So, let's say it's ok for dtm raster data, to obtain slope/hillshade/aspect > on the fly.. > But If the raster we use is only for base/coreographic pourpose, to be > loaded mainly in desktop mapping applications, is it worth to use postgis? > Right now most of our raster are in ecw format and I'm searching a way to > distribute them over LAN.. > May be a mosaic/vrt.. > Ay suggestion? > Thank you > Pietro > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://postgis.17.n6.nabble.com/Is-it-worth-to- > load-background-raster-into-postgis-tp5002525.html > Sent from the PostGIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users