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# 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 Compose | 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/