The sixth (and somehow yet still hopefully final) release candidate is now available, with bug fixes from RC5. Issues with multi() and other functions and architectures have hopefully been resolved. This version requires a dump and restore. Please test the postgis_restore.pl script. Please download it and try it out!
The fifth (and yet still hopefully final) release candidate is now available, with bug fixes from RC4. Issues with segfaults in some functions and architectures have hopefully been resolved. Please download it and try it out!
The fourth (and still hopefully final) release candidate is now available, with bug fixes from RC3. Issues with segfaults in some functions and architectures have hopefully been resolved. Please download it and try it out!
The third (and hopefully final) release candidate is now available, with bug fixes from RC2. Issues with Mapserver and other third-party software connectivity have hopefully been resolved. Please download it and try it out!
The first release candidate of new PostGIS 1.0 series is now ready for general download and testing. The 1.0 series is actually a departure from the previous 0.X series, in that the underlying disk representation of geometries is completely new. The new "lightweight" geometries are much smaller (particularly for 2D features, points, and short lines) and the indexes are also much smaller. The result is fewer disk accesses needed, better use of memory cache, and a faster system overall, particularly for large databases.
PostGIS 0.9.1 is a minor maintainance release, including the following new features: AsSVG() function Reverse() function New Spatial_Ref_Sys table The release also includes numerous small bug fixes.
PostGIS 0.9.0 is an important maintainance release, including the following new features: PostgreSQL 8.0 Support PostgreSQL 8.0 Statistics Integration VACUUM ANALYZE now automatically updates spatial selectivity stats PostgreSQL 8.0 Windows Support GEOS 2.0 Support GEOS 2.0 includes important enhancements to Buffer(), Intersection() and Union() AsSVG() Function Improved spatial index estimation Cleaner build system The release also includes numerous small bug fixes.
PostGIS 0.8.2 is an important maintainance release, including the following new features: PostgreSQL 7.5 Support PostgreSQL 7.5 Statistics Integration Optional Experimental Light-weight Geometry (LWGEOM) Faster queries Smaller databases Four dimensional geometry New functions The release also includes numerous small bug fixes, for different platforms and high load use cases.