[postgis-users] PostGIS functionality on non DB types

[Paul Ramsey]

Good news: There are SWIG wrappers in GEOS for scripting languages.
Bad news: The only bindings that get regular attention are Ruby and  
Python, so Perl or PHP might require you to get your hands dirty first.

On 5-Sep-06, at 5:55 AM, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I have a situation where PostGIS-like functionality is required (i.e.
> buffering shorelines).  The issue is that the data are not PostGIS
> enabled (why PostGIS is not used here is another story).
>
> Is there any way the PostGIS engine can be used on a non-PostGIS type
> (say shapefile) with a scripting language (say Perl, PHP)?
>
> Thanks
>
> ..Tom
>
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