Getting started with PostGIS¶
This section describes how to get started with the PostGIS database included in OpenGeo Suite—connecting to the database, loading data, and some basic SQL commands.
- Connecting to PostgreSQL on Linux for the first time
 - Connecting to the PostgreSQL database with pgAdmin
 - Creating a spatial database
 - Loading data into PostGIS from the Command Line
 - Loading data into PostGIS with pgShapeloader
 - Loading raster data into PostGIS from the Command Line
 - Publishing a PostGIS table in GeoServer
 - Basic SQL
 
For detailed reference information, please refer to the PostGIS Documentation.