Thanks for the reply. I actually already have PostgreSQL.
So my question was pretty direct, or so I thought. I'll try and spell this out again. So if I want to create a column in my database with type "geography" is this the syntax: mpoly = models.MultiPolygonField(geography=true) I cannot find an single example where we specify that we want the geography type to be used instead of using geometries. All I need to know is if that is right? Is it a capitalized "true" so "TRUE" ? Thanks so much, JJ On Friday, November 2, 2012 10:15:40 PM UTC-4, Dump wrote: > > First of all, you have to create a geo database. Postgis (a PostgreSQL > extension) is the best choice. > > After that, you have to define some geography fields and import your data, > shape files (shp), etc. > > GeoDjango Tutorial provides all the steps to get it done. > > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/ > > If you are not familiar with geo concepts, I recommend to take a look at > http://geodjango.org/presentations/ > > Hope that helps you > > > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 11:30 PM, JJ Zolper <codin...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Wait so does anyone know how to do this? >> >> I posted this a long time ago. >> >> How do I define a geography field? I need a geography column so I can >> perform geographic queries on it and the documentation doesn't give me >> a definitive way on how to do it. >> >> Would it be like: >> >> city = models.CharField(max_length=**50, GeometryField.geography = true) >> >> ??? >> >> >> On Saturday, October 20, 2012 1:22:32 PM UTC-4, JJ Zolper wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> So I've decided for my GeoDjango application I want WGS84 along with a >>> geography database column, rather than geometry. >>> >>> I was reading here: >>> >>> https://docs.djangoproject.**com/en/1.4/ref/contrib/gis/** >>> model-api/#geography<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/#geography> >>> >>> GeometryField.geography<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/#django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeometryField.geography> >>> >>> >>> If set to True, this option will create a database column of type >>> geography, rather than geometry. Please refer to the geography >>> type<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/#geography-type> >>> section >>> below for more details. >>> >>> >>> that to set up a new column as geography I had to >>> set GeometryField.geography = True. >>> >>> I am unsure of the syntax of how to do this? There was no example given. >>> Or where to properly place this line? >>> >>> Here is the model.py file I am working on. If you could tell me where to >>> fit this in that would be great? >>> >>> >>> from django.contrib.gis.db import models >>> >>> class Artist(models.Model): >>> name = models.CharField(max_length=**30) >>> genre = models.CharField(max_length=**30) >>> city = models.CharField(max_length=**60) >>> state = models.CharField(max_length=**30) >>> country = models.CharField(max_length=**50) >>> website = models.URLField() >>> objects = models.GeoManager() >>> >>> def __unicode__(self): >>> return self.name >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks so much, >>> >>> JJ >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/tWBJBDuXZzYJ. >> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Christiano Anderson | http://christiano.me/ > http://twitter.com/dump > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/y7KhH8Kl9h0J. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
