[postgis-users] How do PostGIS&SQL Server 2008 with geospatial support compare ?

[Guido Lemoine]

Plus Postgis available also on other than the SQL Server-specific OS
and at (near) zero cost. What is big about geodetic support, by the
way?

GL

Paul Ramsey wrote:
> Too soon. Probably comparable, with PostGIS having a smattering of 
> features that SQL Server does not, and SQL Server having one big 
> feature (geodetic support) that PostGIS does not.
>
> Steven De Vriendt wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Maybe my question comes a bit soon, still I wonder how the two
>> compare. For now we use PostGIS and SQL Server 2005 next
>> to each other in our organization.Spatial support looks promising
>> but I don't know if it's worth to take the SQL 2008-spatial support 
>> in account.
>> (read: if the price tag will justify SQL server above PostGIS).
>>
>> Cheers
>> Steven
>
>

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