-PostGIS 1.2.2-CVS
-????/??/??
+PostGIS 1.3.0
+2007/08/09
+ - Began migration of functions to the SQL-MM-centric naming convension
+ using the spatial type (SP) prefix
+ - Performance enhancements:
+ - Created cached and indexed point-in-polygon short-circuits
+ for the functions ST_Contains, ST_Intersects, ST_Within
+ ST_Disjoint.
+ - Added inline index support for relational functions
+ (except disjoint)
+ - Added ST_Covers, ST_CoveredBy and ST_DWithin relational functions
+ - Extended curved geometry support to geometry accessor functions and
+ some geometry processing functions
- JDBC: Added Hibernate Dialect from Norman Barker
+ - Enhanced regression tests for curved geometries and kml functions
PostGIS 1.2.1
2007/01/11
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Mark Leslie <mleslie@refractions.net></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Ongoing maintenance and development of core functions.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>Chris Hodgson <chodgson@refractions.net></term>
url="http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/postgres/gist">http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/postgres/gist</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>More information about Mapserver internet map server is
available at <ulink url="http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/">http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
<sect1>
<title>Release Notes</title>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Release 1.3.0</title>
+ <para>Release date: 2007/08/09</para>
+ <para>This release provides performance enhancements to the relational
+ functions, adds new relational functions and begins the migration of
+ our function names to the SQL-MM convension, using the spatial type
+ (SP) prefix.</para>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Added Functionality</title>
+ <para>JDBC: Added Hibernate Dialect (thanks to Norman Barker)</para>
+ <para>Added ST_Covers and ST_CoveredBy relational functions.
+ Description and justification of these functions can be found at
+ http://lin-ear-th-inking.blogspot.com/2007/06/subtleties-of-ogc-covers-spatial.html</para>
+ <para>Added ST_DWithin relational function.</para>
+ functions and some processing functions.</para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Performance Enhancements</title>
+ <para>Added cached and indexed point-in-polygon short-circuits
+ for the functions ST_Contains, ST_Intersects, ST_Within and
+ ST_Disjoint</para>
+ <para>Added inline index support for relational functions
+ (except ST_Disjoint)</para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Other Changes</title>
+ <para>Extended curved geometry support into the geometery accessor
+ and some processing functions</para>
+ <para>Began migration of functions to the SQL-MM naming convension;
+ using a spatial type (ST) prefix.</para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Release 1.2.1</title>