[postgis-users] suitable projection in metric system ?

[Emilie Laffray]

2010/11/4 ahmet temiz <ahmettemiz88 at gmail.com>

> hello
>
> I was wondering if you could tell me which projection in metric system
> is  suitable for whole country (TURKEY) ?
> I thought to use UTM, but it has three different zones.
>
> If you answer me, I will appreciate
>

If you are using Postgis 1.5, I would suggest that you use the geography
type instead of the geometry type. It would allow you to use geodesic
functionalities and get all units in meters.

Emily Laffray
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