2.2.0 Released!

PostGIS 2.2.0 is released! Over the last two years a number of interesting new features have been added, such as:

True nearest-neighbor searching for all geometry and geography types

New volumetric geometry support, including ST_3DDifference, ST_3DUnion and more

Temporal data model support and functions like ST_ClosestPointOfApproach to support temporal query

Spatial clustering functions ST_ClusterIntersecting and ST_ClusterWithin

Subdividing large geometries with ST_Subdivide

Fast box clipping with ST_ClipByBox2D

In-database raster processing with ST_Retile and ST_CreateOverview.html

New high-speed native code address standardizer

Visvalingam-Whyatt geometry simplification with ST_SimplifyVW

Support for compressed “tiny well-known binary” format with ST_AsTWKB and ST_GeomFromTWKB

See the full list of changes in the news file and please report bugs that you find in the release.

Binary packages will appear in repositories over the coming weeks as packagers roll out builds.

View all closed tickets for 2.2.0.