Re: Search by distance

Oscar Picasso wrote:

> HI,
>
> I would like to implement a search by distance to my application.
>
> Something like (pseudo sql):
>
> select * from users
> where users.location is less than 15 miles from chicago.
>
> Any documentation on how to implements that?
>
> I guess I also need a database of the cities coordinates. Where could
> I find one?
>
> Thanks
>
> Oscar
>
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I can't help you with the coordinates, but this is exactly what the
contrib package PostGIS is designed for.

Jeff