[postgis-users] PostGIS functionality on non DB types

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

Hi,

I have a situation where PostGIS-like functionality is required (i.e.
buffering shorelines).  The issue is that the data are not PostGIS
enabled (why PostGIS is not used here is another story).

Is there any way the PostGIS engine can be used on a non-PostGIS type
(say shapefile) with a scripting language (say Perl, PHP)?

Thanks

..Tom