Geospatial Patterns - PostGIS for laneweaverTMS

When to Use This Skill

Use when:

• Creating geofence boundaries around facilities
• Calculating distances between points (truck to facility, origin to destination)
• Detecting geofence entry/exit events for tracking
• Building ETA calculations or routing features
• Querying fleet positions and historical tracks
• Implementing spatial indexes for location queries
• Integrating with mapping frontends (Mapbox, Leaflet)

PostGIS Fundamentals

Geography vs Geometry Types

Use geography for real-world distance calculations: