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PostGIS is a spatial database extender for the PostgreSQL Open Source Object-Relational database management system. PostGIS follows the OGC/SQL-MM standards .

A lot in PostGIS has changed since we wrote the Second Edition of PostGIS In Action. PostGIS in Action , 3rd Edition is a significant update to the second edition that covers new features in 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 as well as newer PostgreSQL 11-13 enhancements. In addition PostgreSQL has changed as well and has added many new speed improvements, new datatypes (jsonb), and newer constructs (introduction of partitioned tables). We cover some of these in performance tuning, PL languages and the Appendixes. Pos

We introduce you to both PostGIS as well as PostgreSQL, the powerful DBMS that PostGIS spatially extends. You will learn:

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