[postgis-devel] WKB type

[Paul Ramsey]

> And what about OGC conformance... do you think the binary transfer
> format should be strict WKB (if such a thing exists) or a
> postgis-custom format ?
> 
> I'm thinking about:
> 	- SRID extension
> 	- 2d/3d/4d specification
> 	- optional BBOX 
> 
> --strk;

AcK! No, AsBinary *must* return OGC WKB.
If people want to get into a postgis-specific binary return type, they 
can fill their boots using binary cursors and pulling the native objects 
back directly.