Databases

So, I;ve just found a lovely way to store geographical polygons within a database - however its an addon for PostgreSQL - and microsoft dont seem to have a similar implementation - grrrr

A link to this great addon called PostGIS:

http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/ch04.html
http://postgis.refractions.net/

Assignments Galore

hmmm, so, you get an assignment, and the lecture says the following in the doc:

Estimated effort: As a guide, it is expected that you spend in the order of 2 hours on this task. This includes time to read the articles, think about the issues and write a report.

Have I missed something here folks? The articles are like 20 page docs (or one of them is at least), and it seems to have somehow taken me an hour to read it (including some understanding time).

hmmmm, either the lecturer has mistimed this bit, or erm, I dont know.............
Well, anyway, the doc is nearly written and ready for submission using the (silly) blackboard system.