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PostGIS 1.4.0 Release

release 1.4

The 1.4.0 release of PostGIS is now available. This is a significant release including many performance enhancements, bug fixes, improved internal testing system, more detailed documentation.

  • API Stability - new policies surrounding minor releases
  • Support for PostgreSQL 8.4
  • New methods - ST_GeoHash, ST_LineCrossingDirection, ST_AsGeoJSON, ST_MinimumBoundingCircle to name a few
  • Significant performance improvements for many spatial operations, including ST_Union, ST_Intersects, ST_Contains, and ST_Within
  • Vastly improved documentation and reference manual
  • Improved build system, library structure, debugging framework, unit testing
  • More stable support for CIRCULARSTRING, COMPOUNDCURVE and CURVEPOLYGON

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