Hi, I can follow the old quickstart tomorrow and see what changed ( or don't work anymore). I'm not cutting edge in PostGis however.
Cheers, Nicolas 2016-03-03 22:32 GMT+01:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shor...@gmail.com>: > Hi Regina, > Thanks for your review of the PostGIS docs on OSGeo-Live and identifying > that the PostGIS quickstart is out of date and needs work. This is quite > important as PostGIS is one of the core projects in most OSGeobased systems. > > With regards to updating, we are short of time, with our first release > candidate due in 3 days, and final release due in 2 weeks. [1] > > I'm wondering if there is anyone who can help Regina out this weekend? I > can commit to reviewing docs once created. I've created a ticket to track > this [2]. > > Regina, I'll bump the version number of the PostGIS Project Overview as > you suggest. > > [1] > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kO6zzmLFfprZGgp5x7Sjwi-EVN6NTGDR4KXvFVtNpR0/edit?hl=en_GB > [2] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1634#ticket > > On 4/03/2016 12:37 am, Regina Obe wrote: > >> Cameron, >> >> It looks like you guys never had much on the overview page anyway except >> for >> the version number. >> >> >> https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/blob/master/en/overview/postgis_overv >> iew.rst >> >> So given that I would just update the version to 2.2.1 . >> >> The quick starter guide on the other hand needs some work. >> >> >> https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/blob/master/en/quickstart/postgis_qui >> ckstart.rst >> >> 1) It is using ST_Distance_Sphere which got deprecated in 2.2.0 and will >> be >> removed in the future. >> That should be changed to ST_DistanceSphere. >> http://postgis.net/docs/ST_DistanceSphere.html >> >> 2) The QGIS images are a bit out of date. For example I think PostGIS >> Manager got renamed to DB Manager and got more encompassing to satisfy >> SpatialIte too. >> >> >> I'm a bit strapped for time this month, but if you are not in too much of >> a >> rush, I could spruce up the quick start next month and send a pull >> request. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Regina >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shor...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 6:12 AM >> To: Regina Obe <l...@pcorp.us>; 'Brian Hamlin' <mapl...@light42.com>; >> 'Barry >> Rowlingson' <barry.rowling...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Any features added to postgis between versions 2.1.3 and >> 2.2.1 >> worth mentioning in the Project Overview? >> >> Hey guys, >> Any chance one of you could take a crack at fixing up the Project Overview >> (or tell me there is nothing to do). >> >> Cheers, Cameron >> >> On 1/03/2016 8:39 am, Cameron Shorter wrote: >> >>> Hi Regina, Brian, Barry, >>> Sounds like a doc update is in order? >>> Would one of you mind updating the Project Overview, create a git pull >>> request, and then I'll review. >>> >>> Are there any updates required for the Quickstart? >>> >>> Warm regards, Cameron >>> >>> On 29/02/2016 11:54 pm, Regina Obe wrote: >>> >>>> Key features in PostGIS 2.2 are >>>> >>>> 1) KNN now supported for geography and 3D geometries. >>>> Prior versions only supported for 2D geometry. >>>> 2) KNN true-distance functionality for PostgreSQL 9.5. This is for >>>> all KNN including the new 3D and geography. Does OSGeo live have 9.5? >>>> What this means is the distance returned by the spatial index KNN >>>> operators is the actual distance and not the bounding box or >>>> bounding box centroid distance Of prior versions. >>>> >>>> 3) Ability to build raster overviews in the database without having >>>> to rely on raster2pgsql. Means you can have overviews without >>>> reloading your raster data. >>>> 4) Tiger geocoder upgraded to support Tiger 2015 >>>> 5) New extensions address_standardizer (not sure if you have >>>> postgis_sfcgal packaged, but that became an extension in PostGIS 2.2) >>>> >>>> 6) Lots of other neat functions noted in the release notes >>>> >>>> http://postgis.net/2015/10/07/postgis-2.2.0/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: cameron.shor...@gmail.com [mailto:cameron.shor...@gmail.com] >>>> Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 5:56 AM >>>> To: Brian Hamlin <mapl...@light42.com>; Barry Rowlingson >>>> <barry.rowling...@gmail.com>; Regina Obe <l...@pcorp.us> >>>> Subject: Any features added to postgis between versions 2.1.3 and >>>> 2.2.1 worth mentioning in the Project Overview? >>>> >>>> Hi Brian, Barry, Regina, >>>> >>>> The OSGeo-Live Project Overview for postgis currently describes >>>> version 2.1.3, however version 2.2.1 is installed on the next >>>> OSGeo-Live9.5 release. >>>> Are there any features which should be added to the Project Overview, >>>> or does the doc just require a version update? >>>> >>>> You can see the latest nightly OSGeo-Live docs here: >>>> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/overview.html >>>> And docs are in git here: https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc >>>> >>>> Warm regards, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cameron Shorter, >>>> Software and Data Solutions Manager >>>> LISAsoft >>>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, >>>> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 >>>> >>>> P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >> Cameron Shorter, >> Software and Data Solutions Manager >> LISAsoft >> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, >> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 >> >> P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 >> >> >> >> > -- > Cameron Shorter, > Software and Data Solutions Manager > LISAsoft > Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, > 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 > > P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 > > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing list > Live-demo@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo > http://live.osgeo.org > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
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