[Openstreetmap-dev] MySQL opens discussion forum for GIS applications

[Amaury Jacquot]

Lars Aronsson wrote:
> The following is (perhaps) not immediately relevant to OSM, but 
> might give some people new ideas.
> 
> The latest newsletter from database software provider MySQL.com 
> announced the availability of a new discussion forum for GIS 
> applications:
> 
>   "This forum is for anyone who is interested in using the MySQL 
>    support for the OpenGIS Geometry Model."
>   http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?23
> 
> "Spatial Extensions" were introduced in MySQL version 4.1 and are 
> covered in chapter 18 of the reference manual, 
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/spatial-extensions-in-mysql.html
> 
> MySQL software is dual-licensed, available under GNU GPL for free 
> download and under other license terms for paying customers.
> 
> 

how does that compare to the postgresql 8 offering ?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/datatype-geometric.html