PostGIS in Action

foreword xv preface xvii acknowledgments xix about this book xxi about the cover illustration xxviii Part 1 Learning PostGIS 01 What is a spatial database? 02 Geometry types 03 Organizing spatial data 04 Geometry functions 05 Relationships between geometries 06 Spatial reference system considerations 07 Working with real data Part 2 Putting PostGIS to work 08 Techniques to solve spatial problems 09 Performance tuning Part 3 Using PostGIS with other tools 10 Enhancing SQL with add-ons 11 Using PostGIS in web applications 12 Using PostGIS in a desktop environment 13 PostGIS raster appendix A Additional resources appendix B Installing, compiling, and upgrading appendix C SQL primer appendix D PostgreSQL features index