[postgis-users] Raster suggestions?

[Jeshua Lacock]

Greetings,

We are working on modern topographic maps for the entire west coast  
(about 20,000 7.5 minute quadrangles).

I am currently designing a strategy for serving our products online.

I plan to use PostGIS for the lines and text (that is a no-brainer),  
but I am not sure what would be the best strategy for handling raster  
imagery. Eventually we will have over 10 TB of raster imagery.

I have searched the archives, and it looks like that I would use a  
'chip' table and the PGCHIP project looks pretty interesting. However,  
I was not able to find a consensus on the best way to handle raster  
data. Some seem to suggest geotiff tiles and others suggest a 'chip'  
solution.

Can anyone offer me advice? I am on a shoestring startup budget, so  
the simpler and more effective the solution, the better for me. I am  
completely new to PostGIS, so please go easy on me! Any example  
solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your support!


Best regards,

Jeshua Lacock
Founder/Programmer
3DTOPO Incorporated
<http://3DTOPO.com>
Phone: 877.240.1364
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