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  • postgis geog column does not exist. Commented Jul 6, 2011 at 16:46
  • Should I be using a different Column Geometry to geog? I'm not familiar with the different types. Commented Jul 6, 2011 at 18:41
  • See postgis.refractions.net/docs/ch04.html#PostGIS_Geography for the geography vs geometry options Commented Jul 6, 2011 at 18:50
  • it seems that geography() is not a term I can use in my import query. How can I check if I installed all the postgis parts correctly? Commented Jul 6, 2011 at 20:38
  • PostGIS support both Geometry and Geography - it is up to you which you setup for your data - NOTE: The Geography data type stores ellipsoidal (round-earth) data, such as GPS latitude and longitude coordinates. Commented Jul 6, 2011 at 20:50