# PostGIS | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/PostGIS_logo.png) | **PostGIS** is an open source software program that adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. PostGIS follows the Simple Features for SQL specification from the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [PostGIS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostGIS) |