[postgis-devel] WKB type

[strk at refractions.net]

On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 09:25:08AM -0700, Graeme Leeming wrote:
> For example Safe Software's FME works most efficiently when retrieving 
> PostGIS geometries as WKB.

This would still be possible. the WKB format is there, the discussion
is about wheter to give it a different tag (instead of using the
geometry type directly).

--strk;

> 
> David Blasby wrote:
> 
> >>The 'WKB' postgresql datatype will no more be needed,
> >>does it sound Dave ?
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I dont think you should take the WKB type away.  If anything, I've had
> >requests to add extra support from it (so you can put it in group
> >by/order by/distinct clauses).
> >It also provides tagging so you can differenciate ordinary BYTEA
> >binary data and WKB data.
> >
> >It also means that external applications can automatically recognize
> >WKB data comming towards them (instead just seeing text or bytea).
> >
> >dave
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