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GIS- and Geo-Database Management System options
By Max Dietrich | Geospatial specialist, Web-Developer.
With the ever increasing amount of data, the question arises at some point how it can be managed effectively. GIS databases are used here.
Spatial databases that are part of a geographic information system can be used to store, manage and query geodata.
Free and open-source
- ArangoDB Community Edition
ArangoDB is a user-friendly, powerful open source NoSQL database with a unique combination of functions.
- PostGIS / PostgreSQL
PostGIS provides spatial objects for the PostgreSQL database that enable the storage and retrieval of information about location and assignment.
https://postgis.net / https://www.postgresql.org
- MariaDB
One of the most popular database servers. Developed by the original developers of MySQL.
- MySQL
MySQL is one of the most widely used relational database management systems in the world. It is available as open source software and as a commercial enterprise version for various operating systems.
- OrientDB
OrientDB is an open source NoSQL database written in Java. OrientDB is a document-oriented database that also has properties of graph databases
- SQLite / SpatialLite
SpatiaLite is an open source library that extends SQLite with full spatial SQL functions.
https://www.sqlite.org / https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite
Proprietary
- Oracle Spatial
Oracle Spatial and Graph is a separately licensed component of the Oracle database. The extension is used to store and manage geographic information.
