[postgis-users] Postgis data loading

[Gregory S. Williamson]

>
>Thanks strk/Marcus,
>
>My thanks for the new docs, I did just indulge in a bit if rtfm.
>
>I'm not sure what the "create table" at the end of this section is there for?
>
...
>
>There is no mention of copy as a means of loading data in the PostGIS docs
>(section 4.3), just sequences of insert sqls.
>
>So is there some reason I'm unaware of which makes copy unsuitable, or is it
>just an omission? 
> 
>
>Brent

FWIW,

We've used copy on many a data set; I suspect a lacuna in the documentation.

Greg Williamson
DBA
GlobeXplorer LLC