Mastering PostGIS and OpenStreetMap

About the Author

Hi! My name is Ryan Lambert and I have worked professionally with PostgreSQL, PostGIS and OpenStreetMap for more than a decade. My database experience started with MySQL, MS SQL and Oracle DB starting a few years prior to discovering the PostGIS ecosystem. My interest in technology is tightly coupled with my passion for education and sharing my excitement!

I started writing technical content for RustProof Labs' blog in 2013. In the time since I have continued writing about a range of technology, though the majority of my content for at least a couple years has been focused on PostgreSQL, PostGIS and OpenStreetMap.

I maintain a few open source projects that are illustrated and explored throughout the book. PgOSM Flex works with osm2pgsql's new Flex output to provide high quality OpenStreetMap data in PostGIS. The SRID bounding boxes project provides a table of polygons associated with a few thousand of the most common SRIDs used within PostGIS. PgDD (PostgreSQL Data Dictionary) enables easy access through simple SQL queries against easy to remember views. The goal of each of these projects is to make it easier to understand and use the technology covered withing the book.