[postgis-users] Fast spatial indexing using GiST

[Paul Selormey]

Thanks for the information. I followed up and got libgist site.

Best regards,
Paul.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Ramsey" <pramsey at refractions.net>
To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Fast spatial indexing using GiST


> Yes and no. GiST is built into PostgreSQL, it provides a flexible API 
> to indexing all sorts of odd things, including spatial things. It was 
> originally a separate library, but has been fully integrated in 
> PostgreSQL for 5 years now.
> 
> On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 09:09 PM, Paul Selormey wrote:
> 
> > Hello All,
> > Reading the PostGIS abstract on freegis.org I found the statement
> > "Fast spatial indexing using GiST". Is GiST a separate
> > product or library?
> 
>       Paul Ramsey
>       Refractions Research
>       Email: pramsey at refractions.net
>       Phone: (250) 885-0632
> 
> 
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