Database generated columns⁽³⁾: GeoDjango & PostGIS

An introduction to database generated columns, using PostgGIS, GeoDjango and the new GeneratedField added in Django 5.0.

© 2023 Paolo Melchiorre “Historical globe inside the Miramare Castle in Trieste (Italy)”
© 2023 Paolo Melchiorre “Historical globe inside the Miramare Castle in Trieste (Italy)”
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Maps with Django⁽²⁾: GeoDjango, PostGIS & Leaflet

A quickstart guide to create a web map with the Python-based web framework Django using its module GeoDjango, the PostgreSQL database with its spatial extension PostGIS and Leaflet, a JavaScript library for interactive maps.

© 2020 Paolo Melchiorre “Photo at the sunrise of Bivacco Fusco trail sign in Abruzzo, Italy”
© 2020 Paolo Melchiorre “Photo at the sunrise of Bivacco Fusco trail sign in Abruzzo, Italy”
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Django Chat - E81

A podcast on the Django Web Framework by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson.

© 2020 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo Melchiorre with William Vincent and Carlton Gibson at Django Chat E81”
© 2020 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo Melchiorre with William Vincent and Carlton Gibson at Django Chat E81”
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Maps with Django⁽¹⁾: GeoDjango, SpatiaLite & Leaflet

A quickstart guide to create a web map with the Python-based web framework Django using its module GeoDjango, the SQLite database with its spatial extension SpatiaLite and Leaflet, a JavaScript library for interactive maps.

© 2020 Paolo Melchiorre “Photo at the dawn of Monte Amaro trail sign in Abruzzo, Italy”
© 2020 Paolo Melchiorre “Photo at the dawn of Monte Amaro trail sign in Abruzzo, Italy”
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Web maps: the Mer et Demeures project

Since ancient times, maps have always allowed to seek and find information in “spatial mode”. Today it is very common for them to be inserted into websites, as we did in the case of Mer et Demeures.

© 2019 Python Italia - Paolo Melchiorre and Carmelo Catalfamo presenting their talk at the PyCon IT 2019 in Florence (Italy)
© 2019 Python Italia - Paolo Melchiorre and Carmelo Catalfamo presenting their talk at the PyCon IT 2019 in Florence (Italy)
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