geospatial database

Using EnterpriseDB installer to install PostgreSQL and using Stackbuilder to install PostGIS is very easy. However, running PostgreSQL/PostGIS as a service, which is the default result of such installations, has some overhead because it is running in the background no matter it is actually used or not. Note that PostgreSQL has a small footprint when in “idle”. Nevertheless, it could be useful to run PostgreSQL/PostGIS as needed using binaries. [Read More]