Spatial or spatio-temporal data is graphic and image data that contains both time and space information. Spatial or spatio-temporal data contains multidimensional information about objects, such as the location, shape, change, and size distribution.
Introduction
GanosBase is the spatio-temporal engine provided by ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL. GanosBase provides various data types, functions, and stored procedures for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL to store, index, query, analyze, and compute spatial or spatio-temporal data in an efficient manner.
This topic describes how to use GanosBase to manage and analyze spatio-temporal data.
Pricing
GanosBase is included in ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and free of charge.
For more information about GanosBase-related extensions that are supported by ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL, see Supported extensions.