Re: MEETING: 1/16/06, Oceanography with PostgreSQL

On Jan 5, 2007, at 10:19 AM, David E. Wheeler wrote:

> On Jan 5, 2007, at 8:03 AM, Selena Deckelmann wrote:
>
>> At the Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction
>> (CMOP), we are using PostgreSQL to implement the "plumbing" for
>> managing and integrating these data. In this talk, I'll describe
>> our architecture, emphasizing our use of PostgreSQL's excellent
>> implementation of advanced database features such as views, rules,
>> and partitioned tables. I'll also explain where and why we chose
>> not to use a relational database at all. If there is time and
>> interest, I can also talk about our use of the postGIS package,
>> which equips PostgreSQL with data types and functions for
>> manipulating spatial data.
>
> Damn. I'm sorry I won't be there. Will there be a podcast?

Yes! I will do my best to figure it out -- either through FreeGeek's
system or my laptop.

-selena