[postgis-users] Suspect shape(s) -- multipolygons and largeloadfiles

[Paul Ramsey]

Gregory S. Williamson wrote:
> When I get a chance I'll have another go at making a shape file of
> just this shape and send it ... may violate some basic logic, but as
> I say, both Informix spatial blade and postgis seem to be happy with
> it.

Happiness is a relative term, of course. PostGIS is happy to store it, 
but if you try to do spatial operations with it, the underlying 
libraries may choke. Always a good idea is to test your newly loaded 
data with isValid()... assuming you are using a GEOS enabled system.
P.

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