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PostGIS vs Waze

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

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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Waze

Waze

Travel & Location

Waze is a community-based GPS navigation app that provides real-time traffic and road info based on crowd sourced data. Users report accidents, police, hazards, etc. to alert other drivers.

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