Hi,
John Reid Wrote:
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> Does the new functionality make any use of
> external libraries that provide spatial
> functionality, such as GEOS
> (http://geos.refractions.net/) or PROJ
> (http://www.remotesensing.org/proj/) ?
No, the new functionality has been implemented inside the MySQL Server, based on the openGIS specs. See
http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/GIS_Functions for more details.
Bye,
LenZ
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