SQL For Everything

Geoprocessing, Cartography and the Web with PostGIS and CartoDB

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2. Speedy Background • SQL = Structured Query Language • Beloved/BeHated by Database Admins • Runs Behind Nearly Everything SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
3. Ever Fired Up a Computer? You’ve Used SQL. SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
4. So What’s PostGIS? • A spatial extender for the PostgreSQL database system • Free as in Speech, Free as in Beer SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
5. What’s Post-PostGIS? • A parody on Twitter. Pay no mind. SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
6. What’s CartoDB? • A PostGIS environment built for the web • “Open-Source Fusion Tables” • Build your own server: https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb20 • Or get a hosted account: http://cartodb.com/ SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
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9. Back to SQL. SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
10. SQL as we know it SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC Source: Chicago Crime Commission & Openstreetmap Contributors
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25. http://2.tiles.cartocdn.com/geosprocket/tiles/vtparcels_burlington2002b/15/9714/11850.png?sql =SELECT 20 as distance, st_buffer(the_geom_webmercator,50) as the_geom_webmercator FROM vtparcels_burlington2002b WHERE area>80000 SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC
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30. I’m barely scratching the surface of SQL here. SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC https://gist.github.com/wboykinm/5533575
31. Because the web wants to see your data SQL For Everything - Bill Morris - Geosprocket LLC Why Care?
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