[GRASS-user] advantages/disadvantages of using a database

[Gerald Nelson]

I've been seeing the recent traffic about setting up and using postgresql, which it seems not exactly straightforward. Is there a document somewhere that explains the reasons why one might want to move to using a database? Is it data management, speed, convenience (after getting it set up), something else?

Jerry
Gerald Nelson
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