[postgis-users] portable spatial db

[Obe, Regina]

Bruce,

Have you taken a look at PortableGIS?  It has a USB version of
PostgreSQL with a bunch of other popular Open Source GIS tools.

Might be ideal for what you are doing.

Though I think its only windows version.

http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/portable-gis/

hope that helps,
Regina
 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Paul
Ramsey
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:16 PM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] portable spatial db

Yes, each port maps to an instance (a running copy of pgsql), and an
instance contains many databases. You've got it.

P

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Clay, Bruce <bclay at ball.com> wrote:
> Thanks Paul, I will try that although I have to admit I am more of a
GIS
> coder than a DB coder so I will have to start the process to
understand
> the significance of "instance" in this case.  I know when I connect to
> Oracle through GDAL or ArcGis it is the port number.  I assume it is
the
> same for PG.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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Paul
> Ramsey
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> If the versions are the same, you should be able to move the instance
> from place to place (note, I say "instance" not database, instances
> are the collections of databases that reside in one data area)
>
> initdb on your SATA
> start your pgsql, with -D to your SATA
> load your data
> stop your pgsql
> remove your SATA
>
> plug it into new machine
> start pgsql with -D to your SATA
> play
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Clay, Bruce <bclay at ball.com> wrote:
>> If I build a spatial database on a removable ESATA disk drive, is
> there a
>> way to use the DB on a different computer with the same version of
> postgis?
>>
>>
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>
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