Posted On: Nov 15, 2021
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostGIS major version 3.1 in Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. This new version of PostGIS is available on PostgreSQL versions 13.4, 12.8, 11.13, 10.18, and higher.
PostGIS allows you to store, query and analyze geospatial data within a PostgreSQL database. PostGIS 3.1 significantly improves performance such as spatial joins, which now run up to [N]X faster on PostgreSQL 13. As an example, you could use a spatial join to count the number of people living in an area defined by the reception of mobile phones from radio towers. PostGIS 3.1 is the new default version on PostgreSQL 10 and higher starting with the new minor versions. However, you can still create older versions of PostGIS in your PostgreSQL database, e.g., if you require version stability.
Please review the Aurora documentation to learn more. You can view a list of all PostgreSQL extensions supported on Aurora on the Amazon Web Services User Guide.
Amazon Aurora combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. To get started with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, take a look at our getting started page.