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<DIV><SPAN class=424321415-31032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a question
more about the opengis standards, then postgis, but I'm assuming someone here
has a quick/simple answer for this. I am trying to figure out what the
correct syntax is for formulating a multipolygon in WKT format. The
majority of my confusion is coming in the form of the parenthesis. For
instance, what is the difference (if any) between the 2 representations
below?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=424321415-31032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>//geometries have
been simplified</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=424321415-31032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>MULTIPOLYGON(((0 1,
1, 2, 1 1, 0 1),(3 4, 4 5, 4 4, 3 4)))</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=424321415-31032006> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>AND</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=424321415-31032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>MULTIPOLYGON(((0 1,
1, 2, 1 1, 0 1)),((3 4, 4 5, 4 4, 3 4)))</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeremy Nix</FONT></DIV>
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