[postgis-users] Fast spatial indexing using GiST

[Paul Ramsey]

Yes and no. GiST is built into PostgreSQL, it provides a flexible API 
to indexing all sorts of odd things, including spatial things. It was 
originally a separate library, but has been fully integrated in 
PostgreSQL for 5 years now.

On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 09:09 PM, Paul Selormey wrote:

> Hello All,
> Reading the PostGIS abstract on freegis.org I found the statement
> "Fast spatial indexing using GiST". Is GiST a separate
> product or library?

      Paul Ramsey
      Refractions Research
      Email: pramsey@refractions.net
      Phone: (250) 885-0632