docs: move PostGIS under Integrations

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Signed-off-by: Taimoor Zaeem <taimoorzaeem@gmail.com>
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Taimoor Zaeem
2026-05-13 12:41:44 +05:00
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@@ -318,144 +318,6 @@ You can insert a new product using a JSON object for the ``extra_info`` column:
To query and filter the data see :ref:`json_columns` for a complete reference. To query and filter the data see :ref:`json_columns` for a complete reference.
.. _ww_postgis:
PostGIS
-------
You can use the string representation for `PostGIS <https://postgis.net/>`_ data types such as ``geometry`` or ``geography`` (you need to `install PostGIS <https://postgis.net/documentation/getting_started/>`_ first).
.. code-block:: postgres
-- Activate the postgis module in the current database
create extension if not exists postgis;
create table coverage (
id int primary key,
name text unique,
area geometry
);
To add areas in polygon format, you can use string representation:
.. code-block:: bash
curl "http://localhost:3000/coverage" \
-X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @- << EOF
[
{ "id": 1, "name": "small", "area": "SRID=4326;POLYGON((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 1, 0 0))" },
{ "id": 2, "name": "big", "area": "SRID=4326;POLYGON((0 0, 10 0, 10 10, 0 10, 0 0))" }
]
EOF
Now, when you request the information, PostgREST will automatically cast the ``area`` column into a ``Polygon`` geometry type. Although this is useful, you may need the whole output to be in `GeoJSON <https://geojson.org/>`_ format out of the box, which can be done by including the ``Accept: application/geo+json`` in the request. This will work for PostGIS versions 3.0.0 and up and will return the output as a `FeatureCollection Object <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7946#section-3.3>`_:
.. code-block:: bash
curl "http://localhost:3000/coverage" \
-H "Accept: application/geo+json"
.. code-block:: json
{
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 1,
"name": "small"
}
},
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[10,0],[10,10],[0,10],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 2,
"name": "big"
}
}
]
}
If you need to add an extra property, like the area in square units by using ``st_area(area)``, you could add a generated column to the table and it will appear in the ``properties`` key of each ``Feature``.
.. code-block:: postgres
alter table coverage
add square_units double precision generated always as ( st_area(area) ) stored;
In the case that you are using older PostGIS versions, then creating a function is your best option:
.. code-block:: postgres
create or replace function coverage_geo_collection() returns json as $$
select
json_build_object(
'type', 'FeatureCollection',
'features', json_agg(
json_build_object(
'type', 'Feature',
'geometry', st_AsGeoJSON(c.area)::json,
'properties', json_build_object('id', c.id, 'name', c.name)
)
)
)
from coverage c;
$$ language sql;
Now this query will return the same results:
.. code-block:: bash
curl "http://localhost:3000/rpc/coverage_geo_collection"
.. code-block:: json
{
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 1,
"name": "small"
}
},
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[10,0],[10,10],[0,10],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 2,
"name": "big"
}
}
]
}
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.. _ww_postgis:
PostGIS
=======
You can use the string representation for `PostGIS <https://postgis.net/>`_ data types such as ``geometry`` or ``geography`` (you need to `install PostGIS <https://postgis.net/documentation/getting_started/>`_ first).
.. code-block:: postgres
-- Activate the postgis module in the current database
create extension if not exists postgis;
create table coverage (
id int primary key,
name text unique,
area geometry
);
To add areas in polygon format, you can use string representation:
.. code-block:: bash
curl "http://localhost:3000/coverage" \
-X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @- << EOF
[
{ "id": 1, "name": "small", "area": "SRID=4326;POLYGON((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 1, 0 0))" },
{ "id": 2, "name": "big", "area": "SRID=4326;POLYGON((0 0, 10 0, 10 10, 0 10, 0 0))" }
]
EOF
Now, when you request the information, PostgREST will automatically cast the ``area`` column into a ``Polygon`` geometry type. Although this is useful, you may need the whole output to be in `GeoJSON <https://geojson.org/>`_ format out of the box, which can be done by including the ``Accept: application/geo+json`` in the request. This will work for PostGIS versions 3.0.0 and up and will return the output as a `FeatureCollection Object <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7946#section-3.3>`_:
.. code-block:: bash
curl "http://localhost:3000/coverage" \
-H "Accept: application/geo+json"
.. code-block:: json
{
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 1,
"name": "small"
}
},
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[10,0],[10,10],[0,10],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 2,
"name": "big"
}
}
]
}
If you need to add an extra property, like the area in square units by using ``st_area(area)``, you could add a generated column to the table and it will appear in the ``properties`` key of each ``Feature``.
.. code-block:: postgres
alter table coverage
add square_units double precision generated always as ( st_area(area) ) stored;
In the case that you are using older PostGIS versions, then creating a function is your best option:
.. code-block:: postgres
create or replace function coverage_geo_collection() returns json as $$
select
json_build_object(
'type', 'FeatureCollection',
'features', json_agg(
json_build_object(
'type', 'Feature',
'geometry', st_AsGeoJSON(c.area)::json,
'properties', json_build_object('id', c.id, 'name', c.name)
)
)
)
from coverage c;
$$ language sql;
Now this query will return the same results:
.. code-block:: bash
curl "http://localhost:3000/rpc/coverage_geo_collection"
.. code-block:: json
{
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 1,
"name": "small"
}
},
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[[0,0],[10,0],[10,10],[0,10],[0,0]]
]
},
"properties": {
"id": 2,
"name": "big"
}
}
]
}