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diff --git a/databases/postgis36/pkg-descr b/databases/postgis36/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a6e2deb0fbac --- /dev/null +++ b/databases/postgis36/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL +object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" +the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial +database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI's +SDE or Oracle's Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS +"Simple Features Specification for SQL" and has been certified as +compliant with the "Types and Functions" profile. + +PostGIS development was started by Refractions Research as a project +in open source spatial database technology. PostGIS is released +under the GNU General Public License. PostGIS continues to be +developed by a group of contributors led by a Project Steering +Committee and new features continue to be added. |