On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Rob Wultsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been storing points in mysql without use of the spatial
> extension. I do not forsee the need to ever store more than points,
> and am wondering if the spatial extensions would offer any significant
> advantages. I hav
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:27 AM, Chris W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just did a quick look at the documentation on the mysql spatial extension
> and it seems like over kill for what you are looking for. An easy way to
> approximate the search for all points a given distance from another is to
I just did a quick look at the documentation on the mysql spatial
extension and it seems like over kill for what you are looking for. An
easy way to approximate the search for all points a given distance from
another is to simply use a bounding box. An index on the X and Y
coordinates of the
I have been storing points in mysql without use of the spatial
extension. I do not forsee the need to ever store more than points,
and am wondering if the spatial extensions would offer any significant
advantages. I have looked a bit for tutorials, etc... and have not
found much.
One feature that
