[postgis-users] Does PostGIS use "domain" or "look-up" tables, similar to ArcSDE?

[Aaron Koning]

That ESRI, always on the leading edge. I especially like when they invented
GIS and maps... :-)

Domains are actually a standard SQL/database feature (since 1992 at least,
SQL-92). Heres some info on creating domains in PostgreSQL:
     http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-createdomain.html

Aaron

On 7/21/06, Jesse Langdon <jlangdon at tnc.org > wrote:
>
> Hello all, and thanks for reading my newbie question!
>
> I currently have a "geodatabase" created in an ArcSDE/Oracle environment,
> but I would LOVE to be able to use the PostgreSQL/PostGIS platform
> instead,
> to take advantage of the WFS-T functionality.
> However, a key component in my ArcSDE/Oracle database is the use of
> "domain
> tables", which are essentially ESRI's term for a look-up table, associated
>
> with specific fields.
>
> Does PostGIS have this same functionality?  I've looked throughout the
> documentation and mailing list archives and haven't seen any mention of
> it....
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
>
> Jesse Langdon
>
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