[postgis-users] Point data type

[Markus Schaber]

Hi, Joel,


On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 16:49:22 -0500
Joel Gwynn <joelman at joelman.com> wrote:

> So, if I'm using postgis, which seems to have its own constructs for 
> dealing with geometry, should I bother creating a point column using
> the data from my lat/long columns, or will I be better off  using 
> AddGeometryColumn?

Using AddGeometryColumn will be the better (and OpenGIS compliant) way,
as you can use the whole bunch of OpenGIS and PostGIS geometry
operations such as reprojection or spatial indices this way.

HTH,
Markus

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