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Will mongodb simplify geometry like PostGIS?

I use the ST_Simplify() function in PostGIS, and am moving to a new geostack with mongodb. Does it have a comparable function?
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Getting MongoDB working with GeoServer 2

I'm trying to use MongoDB with GeoServer but it is actually not working at all. Someone once posted this: Getting MongoDB Working with GeoServer, but since he could solve his problem without any help ...
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MongoDB: Search for polygons which have a certain location

Good day :). I am trying to implement a search feature on MongoDB using Mongoose.js , the short version of which is this: I tag locations on a map as polygons. and give them names. Then when an user ...
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Getting MongoDB Working with GeoServer

I'd like to use a MongoDB database from GeoServer. There seems to be a GeoTools plug-in available (http://repo.opengeo.org/org/geotools/gt-mongodb/), and I've dropped the latest version (8.2) into the ...
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How to perform spatial queries on polygons in mongodb?

I will build a GIS system based on polygons, not just points. I wanted to use mongodb or postgis. how do this in mongodb? Query A - get the center of a polygon Query B - distance between two ...
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Can we do operations like Geo-referencing and Geo-coding in NoSQL Databses

I want to generate a map, using some spatial data provider like OSM. I am trying to put in some dynamic data-set on top of the base map. The data size is considerably large enough to be called as ...
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How to create tiles with points from MongoDB?

I have a (potentially) large data set stored in MongoDB. Each record is just lat, lon and some float-point value. Each pair of lat and lon is unique, but the whole set is not covering the Earth, there ...
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Plotting 1M+ intensity reading as custom shapes with Google Maps

I currently have a database (Mongo, atm) holding roughly 1M points of data corresponding lat/lon/intensity values that I'd like to plot over a region using the Google Maps API. Ideally, I'd like to ...
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Problem running bounding-box queries

I am working on a google map application, to display the items that are listed in the selected rectangular area. Below image give you some understanding. Based on the co-ordinates ...
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Best GIS system for high performance web application - PostGIS vs MongoDB

I am working on a web/mobile application based on location data. Since i am already familiar with MongoDB, i found the geospatial indexing of mongo is quite suitable for my needs. As i am mainly ...
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How to store lines and polygons in JSON documents?

Looking at the increasing NoSQL movement and considering that databases like MongoDB offers a new perspective in flexible data storage for GIS. What is the best way to store lines and polygons in ...