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PostGIS 1.3.3 Release

The 1.3.3 release of PostGIS is now available. This release includes bug fixes and some minor feature enhancements.

  • Improvements in the shp2pgsql/pgsql2shp utilities
    • Better windows support
    • DBF-only loading support
    • Support for OS/X 10.5
    • Output for Date types in DBF
  • New function ST_SimplifyPreserveTopology( geometry, float8) to simplify polygons without creating invalid geometry
    • KML support updates (from Eduin Carillo)
  • SVG support updates (from Marco Hugentobler)