PostGIS Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier

PostGIS

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Database

Feature Type

Table name

Typical File Extensions

None

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Always

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

Yes

Geometry Type

postgis_type

PostGIS Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

yes

circles

yes

circular arc

yes

donut polygon

yes

elliptical arc

no

ellipses

no

line

yes

none

yes

point

yes

polygon

yes

raster

no

solid

yes

surface

yes

text

no

z values

yes