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Getting started with PostGIS¶

This section describes how to get started with the PostGIS database included in the OpenGeo Suite—connecting to the database, loading data, and some basic SQL commands.

  • Connecting to the PostgreSQL Database
  • Creating a Spatial Database
    • Creating a spatial database from the command line
  • Loading data into PostGIS from the Command Line
    • How It Works
    • Preparation
    • Loading data
    • Batch loading
  • Loading data into PostGIS with pgShapeloader
    • How it works
    • Preparation
    • Loading data
  • Loading raster data into PostGIS from the Command Line
    • How It Works
    • Preparation
    • Loading data
    • Batch Loading
    • Creating Raster Tables in the Database
  • Publishing a PostGIS table in GeoServer
  • Basic SQL
    • SELECT queries

For detailed reference information, please refer to the PostGIS Documentation.

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