Mastering PostGIS

by Dominik Mikiewicz, Michal Mackiewicz, Tomasz Nycz

Overview

Write efficient GIS applications using PostGIS - from data creation to data consumption

About This Book

• Learn how you can use PostGIS for spatial data analysis and manipulation
• Optimize your queries and build custom functionalities for your GIS application
• A comprehensive guide with hands-on examples to help you master PostGIS with ease

Who This Book Is For

If you are a GIS developer or analyst who wants to master PostGIS to build efficient, scalable GIS applications, this book is for you. If you want to conduct advanced analysis of spatial data, this book will also help you. The book assumes that you have a working installation of PostGIS in place, and have working experience with PostgreSQL.

What You Will Learn

• Refresh your knowledge of the PostGIS concepts and spatial databases
• Solve spatial problems with the use of SQL in real-world scenarios
• Practical walkthroughs of application development examples using Postgis, GeoServer and OpenLayers.
• Extract, transform and load your spatial data
• Expose data directly or through web services.
• Consume your data in both desktop and web clients

In Detail

PostGIS is open source extension onf PostgreSQL object-relational database system that allows GIS objects to be stored and allows querying for information and location services. The aim of this book is to help you master the functionalities offered by PostGIS- from data creation, analysis and output, to ETL and live edits.

The book begins with an overview of the key concepts related to spatial database systems and how it applies to Spatial RMDS. You will learn to load different formats into your Postgres instance, investigate the spatial nature of your raster data, and finally export it using built-in functionalities or 3th party tools for backup or representational purposes.

Through the course of this book, you will be presented with many examples on how to interact with the database using JavaScript and Node.js. Sample web-based applications interacting with backend PostGIS will also be presented throughout the book, so you can get comfortable with the modern ways of consuming and modifying your spatial data.

Style and approach

This book is a comprehensive guide covering all the concepts you need to master PostGIS. Packed with hands-on examples, tips and tricks, even the most advanced concepts are explained in a very easy-to-follow manner. Every chapter in the book does not only focus on how each task is performed, but also why.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784391645
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	05/31/2017
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Dominik Mikiewicz is a senior GIS consultant and the owner of one-person software shop Cartomatic. When not coding, he spends time with wife and kids, trying to make the little ones enjoy mountain trekking. He is also a long-distance cycling and running enthusiast.

Michal Mackiewicz has been working as a software engineer at GIS Support for five years. His main job is to orchestrate various open source geospatial components and creating application-specific GIS systems. PostgreSQL and PostGIS are among his favorite tools, and are used in almost every project. Apart from developing, he also runs PostGIS training courses. When not at work, he volunteers for OpenStreetMap and a local railway preservation society.

Tomasz Nycz is a geographer and cartographer. He initiated the implementation of GIS in the State Fire Service units in Poland. He works with recognized GIS companies in the emergency management industry. In practice, he uses QGIS and PostGIS. He has been an OpenStreetMap contributor for years. He also develops his scientific interests in the use of new technologies in geomorphology and remote sensing. He is also an avid drone pilot and mountain explorer.