From f430985a58ea8c487cc0b6b8d2d3b67b7dbcae61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Regina Obe Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:54:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] First draft of wktraster faq git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/postgis/trunk@5511 b70326c6-7e19-0410-871a-916f4a2858ee --- doc/Makefile.in | 2 +- doc/faq_wktraster.xml | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/postgis.xml | 1 + 3 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 doc/faq_wktraster.xml diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in index c5f3eac19..3a8c53314 100644 --- a/doc/Makefile.in +++ b/doc/Makefile.in @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ postgis_aggs_mm.xml: ./xsl/postgis_aggs_mm.xml.xsl postgis.xml postgis_comments.sql: ./xsl/postgis_comments.sql.xsl postgis.xml postgis_aggs_mm.xml $(XSLTPROC) ./xsl/postgis_comments.sql.xsl postgis.xml > $@ -postgis-out.xml: postgis.xml introduction.xml installation.xml faq.xml using_postgis_dataman.xml using_postgis_app.xml performance_tips.xml reference.xml reference_management.xml reference_constructor.xml reference_accessor.xml reference_editor.xml reference_output.xml reference_operator.xml reference_measure.xml reference_processing.xml reference_lrs.xml reference_transaction.xml reference_misc.xml reference_exception.xml postgis_aggs_mm.xml reference_wktraster.xml reporting.xml release_notes.xml ../Version.config +postgis-out.xml: postgis.xml introduction.xml installation.xml faq.xml using_postgis_dataman.xml using_postgis_app.xml performance_tips.xml reference.xml reference_management.xml reference_constructor.xml reference_accessor.xml reference_editor.xml reference_output.xml reference_operator.xml reference_measure.xml reference_processing.xml reference_lrs.xml reference_transaction.xml reference_misc.xml reference_exception.xml postgis_aggs_mm.xml reference_wktraster.xml faq_wktraster.xml reporting.xml release_notes.xml ../Version.config cat $< | sed "s/@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@/${POSTGIS_MAJOR_VERSION}.${POSTGIS_MINOR_VERSION}.${POSTGIS_MICRO_VERSION}/g" > $@ chunked-html: postgis-out.xml images diff --git a/doc/faq_wktraster.xml b/doc/faq_wktraster.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e81ea51b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/faq_wktraster.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ + + + Raster Frequently Asked Questions + + + + + Where can I find out more about the WKT Raster Project? + + + + Refer to the WKT Raster home page. + + + + + + How do I install Raster support in my PostGIS database? + + + + First you need a working PostGIS 1.3.5 or above database. Then you need to compile WKT Raster if you are on Linux/Mac OSX. + If you are on windows, you can compile yourself, or use the pre-comiled WKT Raster windows binaries. + + For more details about compiling from source, please refer to Installing WKT Raster from source + + + + + + How do I load Raster data into PostGIS? + + + + Currently you need GDAL 1.6+, Python 2.5 with GDAL 1.6 or higher bindings, + and NumPy. + + For windows users, installing these components from binary sources is documented in the + ReadMe.txt packaged with the Windows WKT Raster experimental builds. + Once you have a functioning Python with GDAL and NumPy, you can use the gdal2wktraster.py script packaged with WKT Raster. + Please refer to gdal2wktraster.py usage for more details. + + + + + + + What kind of raster file formats can I load into my database? + + + + Any that gdal supports. GDAL supported formats are documented GDAL File Formats. + Your particular gdal install may not support all formats. To verify the ones supported by your particular gdal install, you can use gdalinfo --formats + + + + + + What functions can I currently use with my raster data? + + + + Refer to the list of documented raster functions. There are more, but this is still a work in progress. + Refer to the WKT Raster roadmap page for details of what you can expect in the future. + + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/doc/postgis.xml b/doc/postgis.xml index 3396907bd..6924f1d94 100644 --- a/doc/postgis.xml +++ b/doc/postgis.xml @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ + -- 2.40.0