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<TITLE>RE: [postgis-users] How do you use PostGIS?</TITLE>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> - Name of the organization</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Southeastern Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> - Data being managed in the database</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Storage and retrieval of near real time in-situ ocean and meteorological observations + remotely sensed imagery to support MapServer-based interactive portals + WMS and WFS services.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> - How the data is being accessed / manipulated</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Insertion and storage: Custom Perl and PHP code to aggregate and normalize netCDF-based in-situ data.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Visualization and dissemination: Custom Perl and PHP scripts as well as MapServer utilities to handle tricky temporal and spatial issues.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> - Why you chose to use PostGIS for the application</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Outstandingly supportive and savvy community. Proven track record.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> - What PostGIS feature or PostGIS-related software (not necessarily</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> internal to PostGIS) would make your life much easier/better?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Do the dishes and mow the lawn.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Charlton</FONT>
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