[postgis-users] Re: How do you use PostGIS? (Carlos Fernando Gonçalves/CEM)

[Carlos Gonçalves]

Hi Paul Ramsey.

>>> - Name of the organization
Center for Metropolitan Studies of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo(Brasil)
http://www.centrodametropole.org.br/ENGLISH/home.html

>>> - Data being managed in the database

Models data schools, health, elections and formal companies.

>>> - How the data is being accessed / manipulated

Java, Servlet, JSP for for management of maps SVG for dissemination

>>> - Why you chose to use PostGIS for the application

1. It works.
2. It is a good alternative for paid products
3. One open source well mature and robust.
4. I like to work in projects with open source


>>> - And also for our edification and strategic planning:

>>> - What PostGIS feature or PostGIS-related software (not necessarily
internal to PostGIS) would make your life much easier/better?

Relative coordinates in SVG to diminish size of archives

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Carlos F. Gonçalves

Center for Metropolitan Studies (Centro de Estudos da Metropole).

Know the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (Conheça a Região Metropolitana
de São Paulo).
http://www.mapas.centrodametropole.org.br/servidormapas/html/index.html

For the good operation of this application, it is necessary to have
installed in yours computer the plug-in Adobe SVG Viewer (Para o bom
funcionamento deste aplicativo, é necessário ter instalado em seu
computador o plug-in Adobe SVG Viewer).

Português:
http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/svgviewer/win/3.x/3.02/pt/SVGView.exe

http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/main.html
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