Hire PostGIS developers

Refractions Research Inc. developed PostGIS. At that time (2001), it was a small consulting company, mostly working in the geospatial field. As the co-founder of the project, Paul Ramsey, shares, the team was young and excited about the field, so they decided to try to build something to store the spatial data in a database.

The first and obvious benefit of PostGIS is that it is an extension to one of the best RDBMSs on the market, especially in terms of performance. With PostGIS, developers have the chance to try out various functions that make working with geospatial data a breeze. Also, the program is open source and very flexible.

Companies such as Maxar, Google, Carto, RedFin, and others use PostGIS. As geospatial data is something that a large number of businesses depend on these days, PostGIS is used in a wide range of domains: real estate, tech, defense, mapping, etc. Flexible, reliable, and fast, the program is loved by many.

PostGIS stands for “PostgreSQL Geographic Information Systems.” It adds additional cool features to Postgres for those who need to work with spatial data. If your app has to do with anything geospatial (maps, real estate listings, traffic data, etc.), you should check this tool!

A no-risk trial period for hiring a PostGIS developer on Lemon.io is a paid 20-hour trial in case you want to evaluate how the developer gets along with the new team and performs real-world tasks before committing to a subscription.
BTW, if the developers fail to meet your expectations, we’ll match you with a new remote developer asap. Admittedly, we’ve never had to do this. But it’s our promise. Just in case.

Yes, PostGIS is in demand; many consider it just as good or better than anything else on the market. The tool is extremely useful for projects that deal with geospatial data, that is everything from logistics/transportation to food delivery. Also, as it extends Postgres’ (that is super fast) capabilities, you can count on its performance.

The difference between Postgres and PostGIS is that Postgres is an RDBMS (quite a good one at that), and PostGIS is its extension that adds more functionality. If you need a relational database to help you with storage, management, and querying all kinds of info, then go for Postgres. If you are also working with geospatial data and would like to have special column types and functions to help with managing that data, then PostGIS is a perfect choice.

You can hire a developer in less than a week through Lemon.io! In just 24 to 48 hours, we complete our part of the task and provide you with a few vetted professionals who fully fit the specifications of your project. After that, it’s entirely up to you and how long it takes you to make the decision. With our assistance and quick subscription setup, this can take an additional few days on average.

To hire a PostGIS developer through Lemon.io, you need to let us know a few things: what your project is about, its scope, and the most crucial requirements for prospective candidates. Afterward, we will get back to you within 24-48 hours with a few carefully chosen, vetted developers who meet all requirements. While our team has verified the candidates’ technical knowledge and soft skills, you are more than welcome to conduct one or two interviews with candidates to check if they are a match.

PostGIS stores spatial data using a few new datatypes in addition to your usual Postgres, which are Geometry and Geography. They both store points, lines, and polygons, but Geography can also use a spherical earth model for more accuracy. But, generally speaking, the spatial data is stored just like any other data: in tables. It just provides much more support and useful functions to work with that type of data more accurately.

Yes, PostGIS is open-source and free to use! Just like the database management system it’s built on, Postgres, it is very accessible and flexible, thus growing in popularity with each day. With great community support from users, PostGIS has a bright future.