Re:In Praise of PostgreSQL
by dagw on Friday August 06, 2021 @06:43AM
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Can MySQL do GIS related features like PostGIS?
It can[1] for most of the common cases, but it lacks many of the more advanced features PostGIS has.
So if you have a MySQL database up and running, you probably don't have to switch to PostGIS just because you want to add some geospatial data. However if starting a new geospatial project then you should almost certainly choose PostGIS.
It can[1] for most of the common cases, but it lacks many of the more advanced features PostGIS has.
So if you have a MySQL database up and running, you probably don't have to switch to PostGIS just because you want to add some geospatial data. However if starting a new geospatial project then you should almost certainly choose PostGIS.
[1] https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/spatial-types.html