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plus.codes vs PostGIS

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

plus.codes

plus.codes

Travel & Location

plus.codes is an open source addressing system by Google that assigns a short, user-friendly code to any location for use in addressing and navigation. It works offline and across geographies.

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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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