15. Module: Database Concepts with PostgreSQL

Relational Databases are an important part of any GIS system. In this module, you’ll learn about Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) concepts and you will use PostgreSQL to create a new database to store data, as well as learning about other typical RDBMS functions.

• 15.1. Lesson: Introduction to Databases
  • 15.1.1. What is a Database?
  • 15.1.2. Tables
  • 15.1.3. Columns / Fields
  • 15.1.4. Records
  • 15.1.5. Datatypes
  • 15.1.6. Modelling an Address Database
  • 15.1.7. Database Theory
  • 15.1.8. Normalisation
  • 15.1.9. ★☆☆ Try Yourself:
  • 15.1.10. Indexes
  • 15.1.11. Sequences
  • 15.1.12. Entity Relationship Diagramming
  • 15.1.13. Constraints, Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
  • 15.1.14. Transactions
  • 15.1.15. In Conclusion
  • 15.1.16. What’s Next?
• 15.2. Lesson: Implementing the Data Model
  • 15.2.1. Install PostgreSQL
  • 15.2.2. Help
  • 15.2.3. Create a database user
  • 15.2.4. Verify the new account
  • 15.2.5. Create a database
  • 15.2.6. Starting a database shell session
  • 15.2.7. Make Tables in SQL
  • 15.2.8. Create Keys in SQL
  • 15.2.9. Create Indexes in SQL
  • 15.2.10. Dropping Tables in SQL
  • 15.2.11. A word on pgAdmin III
  • 15.2.12. In Conclusion
  • 15.2.13. What’s Next?
• 15.3. Lesson: Adding Data to the Model
  • 15.3.1. Insert statement
  • 15.3.2. Sequencing Data Addition According to Constraints
  • 15.3.3. Try Yourself: ★★☆
  • 15.3.4. Select data
  • 15.3.5. Update data
  • 15.3.6. Delete Data
  • 15.3.7. Try Yourself: ★★★
  • 15.3.8. In Conclusion
  • 15.3.9. What’s Next?
• 15.4. Lesson: Queries
  • 15.4.1. Ordering Results
  • 15.4.2. Filtering
  • 15.4.3. Joins
  • 15.4.4. Sub-Select
  • 15.4.5. Aggregate Queries
  • 15.4.6. In Conclusion
  • 15.4.7. What’s Next?
• 15.5. Lesson: Views
  • 15.5.1. Creating a View
  • 15.5.2. Modifying a View
  • 15.5.3. Dropping a View
  • 15.5.4. In Conclusion
  • 15.5.5. What’s Next?
• 15.6. Lesson: Rules
  • 15.6.1. Creating a logging rule
  • 15.6.2. In Conclusion
  • 15.6.3. What’s Next?