Mapnik vs PostGIS
A side-by-side look at Mapnik and PostGIS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Mapnik
Development
Mapnik is an open source toolkit for developing mapping applications. It provides components for spatial data access, visualization, and analysis. Mapnik supports many common data formats and allows customization of map styles.
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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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