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PostGIS 3.0 (HTML) (PDF) (EPUB)
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PostGIS 3.1
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PostGIS 2 Analisis Espacial Avanzado 2nd - (PostGIS 2.4, PostgreSQL 10) released Sept 2018 Spanish
PostGIS Cookbook 2nd Released March 2018 (PostgreSQL 9.6) English
Mastering PostGIS - covers PostGIS 2.2, released in May 2017, English
PostGIS In Action - 3rd Edition (PostGIS 2.5-3+, PostgreSQL 11-13 in progress) 2nd Edition (Covers PostGIS 2.0-2.1, PostgreSQL 9.1-9.3 (highlights of 9.4) - Released April 2015 English
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