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Software Engineering :: Database :: PostgreSQL :: Extension :: pgRouting :: About

Software Engineering :: Database :: PostgreSQL :: Extension :: pgRouting :: About

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About

How pgRouting and PostGIS Work Together

  • PostGIS stores the map (roads, intersections, spatial features): like the canvas and paint (geographic space)
  • pgRouting builds the graph (nodes + edges) on top of that map and runs algorithms on it: the logic that figures out routes through that painting (network traversal)
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