Archive for September, 2012

Arch updates Postgresql & PostGIS

Postgresql 9.2.1 and PostGIS 2.0.1 just hit Arch’s repositories.  Going from Postgres 9.1 to 9.2 is a major upgrade and will require your 9.1 databases to be migrated.  For steps on how to upgrade your data see this post in the Arch Wiki.  If you want to postpone updating your databases add postgresql and postgresql-libs to your IgnorePkg line in your /etc/pacman.conf file.

Getting .fit file data into PostGIS

GPSBabel released an update (1.4.4) on Labor Day.  This update fixed GPSBabel’s FIT file compatibility.  Now FIT files created on Garmin Edge and other devices can be converted into formats that can be imported into PostGIS.  Follow along after the jump to see how.

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