Posted by user654 on September 12, 2012 at 10:51am
Hi,
I am going to start a new real estate site.So my questions are:
1)Which modules should I use for this?
2)Is it necessary to use PostGIS db instead of Mysql?
Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome
thanks
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What are your needs about the
What are your needs about the project? You have to define a little bit.
If you are going to get location data from content creators, you can use either Geofield + Geocoder or Geolocation field for input. (Geolocation field is more user friendly IMO)
Then you can use Leaflet or Openlayers to display either single or multiple points on map.
There is also a good list of related modules on Geofield project page.
Thanks for the reply,I will
Thanks for the reply,I will make it more clear on the go.
What about the second question?To use these fields ,e.g. Geofield etc ,should i use PostGIS database?Or,under what circumstances should I use a PostGIS database?
thanks
I have no experience on
I have no experience on PostGIS. Normally you can store all the info in a MySQL db without any problems. But I believe performance and searching will be better on PostGIS. People with experience on PostGIS will better answer on this question.
A detailed comparison is
A detailed comparison is here: http://www.bostongis.com/PrinterFriendly.aspx?content_name=sqlserver2008...
Another question: What
Another question:
What modules/how can I do this,when entering an area to return me the houses of this area?Like this site: http://www.zoopla.co.uk/
When I select an area e.g. Oxford,it returns all the houses that belong to the Oxford area/city.
How can I do this mechanism?
thanks