[postgis-users] How To Load SRTM Files into PostGIS

[Puneet Kishor]

Thanks for the response Pierre.

On Oct 4, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Pierre Racine wrote:

> You may want to try what is available at :
> 
> http://www.kyngchaos.com/software/postgres
> 

The above won't work for me, as it requires installing different "framework" packages, etc. As I said, I already have Postgres9/PostGIS1.5.3 in /opt/local and working.

> Otherwise, I think you might be able to compile a 2.0 version and install just the raster component over your PostGIS 1.5.3 without problem. With the shared libraries renaming from one version to the other, though, this night not work...
> 

The above statement sounds both hopeful and discouraging, and I am unable to figure out the truth from it.

First you say that I might be able to I compile a 2.0 version, and install just the raster component. I would be happy to do that, provided, of course, that I can identify the raster components that have to be copied over.

However, then you say that "with the shared libraries renaming from one version to another... this might not work."

Unless someone has already done what I am hoping for, and can chime in, I am assuming I would just have to try and see if it works, without, hopefully, screwing up my existing installation.


> Pierre
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Puneet Kishor [mailto:punk.kish at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 12:47 PM
>> To: PostGIS Users Discussion
>> Cc: Pierre Racine
>> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] How To Load SRTM Files into PostGIS
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 4, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Pierre Racine wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi there is a complete tutorial on how to load SRTM rasters in PostGIS here:
>>> 
>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/WKTRasterTutorial01
>> 
>> 
>> This is great! Thanks. A question follows --
>> 
>>> 
>>> You load them as true rasters. This implies you have PostGIS Raster installed.
>>> 
>> 
>> It is not clear from http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/WKTRaster whether I can
>> install PostGIS Raster with PostGIS 1.5.3, or if I have to go the PostGIS 2.0 way.
>> 
>> I already have a working copy of PostgreSQL 9.0.1/PostGIS 1.5.3 installed via
>> MacPorts under /opt/local that I want to continue using. So, I'd like to download
>> only the PostGIS Raster source and compile it against my existing software.
>> 
>> How do I accomplish the above?
>> 
>> --
>> Puneet Kishor
>