[postgis-users] postgis c or c++ parser

[Frank Warmerdam]

Seamus Thomas Carroll wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does a parser exist that turns the postgis data read from postgres into a 
> data structure that can be easily used?
> 
> IE. An array of doubles representing the points returned.  Something 
> similiar in function to the java postgis library.

Seamus,

It isn't really a lightweight solution, but the OGR library can be used
for this purpose.  It will read PostGIS features and turn them into C++
objects from which you can get geometry bits, attribute values and so
forth.

  http://ogr.maptools.org/

Best regards,

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