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ArcGIS vs PostGIS

A side-by-side look at ArcGIS and PostGIS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ArcGIS

ArcGIS

Business & Commerce

ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic information. It allows you to create, analyze, store, and share geographic data and maps.

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PostGIS

PostGIS

Development

PostGIS is an open source spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. It adds support for geographic objects, allowing location queries to be run in SQL. PostGIS enables PostgreSQL to store, query, and manipulate spatial data efficiently.

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