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PostGIS

geospatial extension for the PostgreSQL Database
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PostGIS

Summary

PostGIS is a geographic information system[1]. PostGIS has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • PostGIS's instance of is recorded as geographic information system[3].
  • PostGIS's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • PostGIS's instance of is recorded as geographical database[5].
  • PostGIS's maintained by is recorded as Open Source Geospatial Foundation[6].
  • PostGIS's based on is recorded as Q192490[7].
  • PostGIS's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • PostGIS's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • PostGIS's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • PostGIS's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • PostGIS's operating system is recorded as macOS[12].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.2[13].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.2[14].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.0[15].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.3[16].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.3[17].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[18].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[19].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.0[20].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1[21].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.4[22].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4[23].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.5[24].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.0[25].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.1[26].
  • PostGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.6[27].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for PostGIS include PostPass[28], a software[29].

Why It Matters

PostGIS has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Entities named for PostGIS include PostPass[28], a software[29].

Related Entities

free software geographic information system GeoNature Geotrek Linux macOS Microsoft Windows PostgreSQL PostPass

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . postgresql.org. Retrieved . postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . postgis.net. Retrieved . postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . svn.osgeo.org. Retrieved . svn.osgeo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . postgis.net. Retrieved . postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . svn.osgeo.org. Retrieved . svn.osgeo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . git.osgeo.org. Retrieved . git.osgeo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . git.osgeo.org. git.osgeo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . postgis.net. postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . postgis.net. Retrieved . postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . postgis.net. Retrieved . postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . postgis.net. Retrieved . postgis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_postgis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PostGIS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/postgis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · ImreSamu · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Macports port → postgis3
    Irc channel url → irc://libera.chat/postgis
    Pro linux.de dbapp id → —
    Debian stable package → —
    + 81 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 3.6.4"
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