[postgis-users] Re: postgis-users Digest, Vol 12, Issue 32

[Philip Riggs]

I haven't actually began using PostGIS here yet. Our lab (EHASL 
http://ehasl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/ ) uses ESRI products. I am looking at 
PostGIS as an alternative because I like the idea of doing SQL queries 
directly on the data rather than having to use the ArcGIS GUI, I prefer 
the Apple OS environment, and I just dislike ArcGIS more and more. I am 
finishing my Master's and will begin my Doctorate soon. I would like to 
use PostGIS for my doctorate. If you are interested, I would be happy 
to show you some of the things we do here. email me privately 
priggs at cnr.colostate.edu and we could set a time.

Philip Riggs


On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 01:00 PM, 
postgis-users-request at postgis.refractions.net wrote:

> On Sunday, October 26, 2003, at 10:18  PM, Philip Riggs wrote:
>
>> Has anybody created a wrapper for the PostGIS data types for display?
>> If so, how do you return and use the geometry data? as a text file
>> that is read into geometry_type, and x, y coordinates for points,
>> array of points for lines and polygons? I am using Objective-C and
>> have found a wrapper for all the PostgreSQL data types, including
>> PostgreSQL standard geometries. Could I use these types as a basis?
>> Any help would be appreciated!
>>
>
> PostGIS objects for Objective-C?  I don't know of any.  I do know of
> Java classes
> for displaying geometries from a PostGIS source (GeoTools, JUMP,
> others), and the
> start of classes for Python (in psycopg).  These might serve as
> inspiration.
>
> This is the first I've heard of anyone using PostGIS at CSU.  I'm on
> campus fairly
> often, sometime you should show me what you're doing.  I'm an Apple
> user so am
> interested in what you're doing with Objective-C.
>
> cheers,
> Sean
> --
> Sean Gillies
> sgillies at frii dot com
> http://www.frii.com/~sgillies