MySQL anemic GIS support

Anyone have any idea on if/when MySQL will get real GIS support?

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http://mysqldbnews.blogspot.com/2007/10/does-mysql-gis-make- grade.html

=85is what I'm referring to. Specifically, the factor that many =
functions are quietly replaced with MBRContains(). This makes it, for =
example, not possible to determine with certainty (in SQL) if a point =
lies within a non-rectangular polygon.

I ask because I'm looking at moving a big part of our applications to =
Postgresql, and, well, I'd rather not have to.

=85Rene=

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Re: MySQL anemic GIS support

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Somebody feel to jump in and contradict me here, but I have never had any
love from the MySQL GIS stack. For the very few functions it does support,
the performance has been abysmal and I generally find myself hacking
together UDFs against columns of FLOAT and avoiding POINT altogether.

- md

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Ren=E9 Fournier wrot=
e:

> Anyone have any idea on if/when MySQL will get real GIS support?
>
>
> http://mysqldbnews.blogspot.com/2007/10/does-mysql-gis-make- grade.html
>
> =85is what I'm referring to. Specifically, the factor that many functions=
are
> quietly replaced with MBRContains(). This makes it, for example, not
> possible to determine with certainty (in SQL) if a point lies within a
> non-rectangular polygon.
>
> I ask because I'm looking at moving a big part of our applications to
> Postgresql, and, well, I'd rather not have to.
>
> =85Rene
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> For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
> To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=3Dmdykman@gmail.com
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