[GRASS-user] Database for GRASS

[Andreas Neumann]

I really recommend PostgreSQL/Postgis. It might be a little more complex
to use than Filemaker, but it is easier to use than Oracle or DB2. I
believe it is the most widely supported spatial database in Open Source
GIS, but also increasingly in the commercial world (ESRI 9.3 will support
it through ArcSDE). Also it has a lot more spatial functionality than
MySQL or DB2. Don't know about Oracle Spatial.

As for database administration I recommend the GUI admin tool pgadmin3,
which is very intuitive and cross-platform. It misses the form-part of
Filemaker, but other than that it is really easy to use.

Andreas

> Hi folks,
>
> I have some questions as to which databases people are using with
> grass.  I currently use Filemaker for as a database, but could never
> get it to link to GRASS.  I was wondering if this problem has been
> resolved.  Otherwise, I am considering which database software would
> provide easy of use and still get the data I need ported to my GRASS
> GISs.  I contemplating Postgresql but it isn't all that intuitive.
> How are MySQL and SQLite Browser?
>
> Kurt
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