# Article Series:

- Part 1: Setup PostGIS using Docker
- Part 2: Connecting QGIS to PostGIS and importing data
- Part 3: Querying Data
- Part 4: Advanced Analytics


### Terms and Tools:


| Term            | Description                                                  |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| GIS             | Geographic Information System (manage, analyze and present geographic data) |
| Enterprise GIS  | GIS system that spans the entire organization                |
| Geospacial Database| Examples include PostgreSQL PostGIS, Oracle Spacial, SQLite's Spatialite or MSSQL Spacial |
| Desktop GIS     | Examples include ESRI ArcGIS and QGIS                        |
| QGIS            | Desktop GIS Software                                         |
| PostgreSQL      | Open Source RDBMS Server                                     |
| PostGIS         | Geospecial Extension to PostgreSQL                           |
| PgAdmin4        | PostgreSQL Web based SQL Editor and Administration Tool      |
| Docker          | We'll use the Docker container platform to run the software. |
| Docker Commpose | Compose multiple applications.                               |
| Docker Hub      | Publish the image to docker hub.                             |

### Links and Reference:

- Github Repository with Dockerfile and docker-compose.yaml
- Docker Image:


### Reference and further documentation:

- http://workshops.boundlessgeo.com/postgis-intro/
- https://postgis.net/docs/manual-2.4/
- https://boundlessgeo.com/gis-solutions/


### Fancy math with Hilbert curves:

- http://blog.christianperone.com/2015/08/googles-s2-geometry-on-the-sphere-cells-and-hilbert-curve/