Re: geographic coordinate types?

There is a group working on a GIS front end to PostgreSQL over at:

http://fmaps.sourceforge.net/

Also, take a look at:

http://www.ossim.org/

More information can be found at:

http://freegis.org/

T.

Brook Milligan wrote:
>
> For example? We use the point type for doing long/lat coordinates, and
> for calculating distance between places on one of our projects ... but I
> take it you are thinking of something more elaborate then that?
>
> Yes. I was thinking of a 3D coordinate system and the various
> transformations needed to span the globe, take into account
> measurement errors, etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Brook

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