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SLD syntax examples



PSQL command line

Below some commands line I used to manage spatial data:

Import shape to postgis

Resizing a VirtualBox 4.2 virtual Hard Disk

Here a little how to increase the dimension of  VBox machine Hard Disk (ubuntu guest and host):

1. on a terminal host execute this command:

      tips: for the size in megabyte go to Google  and type your desired size in gigabyte to be converted to megabyte. For example: 10 GB = MB –> the       result should be 10240.


2. then I needed to physically expand the partition of the virtual disk. To do this I used the software “gparted” in the guest machine running a live CD version of my distro.

For further information take a look here


Create a desktop launcher on Linux mint

Here a little procedure to create a desktop launcher:

1. Install gnome-panel package using the following command from your terminal

Create new launcher:

2. open the terminal and run the following command