Re: GPS positions

From: Frank Bax <fbax(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
To: PostgreSQL List - Novice <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: GPS positions
Date: 2010-05-24 21:03:08
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Nathaniel Trellice wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> It all depends on how much data you'll be storing,
> what kind of distances you'll be querying for, and
> how accurate you need to be.

Thanks Nathaniel for the in-depth explanations. When I started working
on calculations; I soon realized why storing points in radians makes
more sense!

Database tables will start with hundreds of rows; might grow to thousands.

Frank

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