Exporting data using GIS clients

Exporting data using GIS clients is no different to what we have seen already: simply connect to a database, read the data, and then output to a format of your choice. Once a connection can be established, the output formats are totally up to the client used.

In this section, we'll use two GIS clients:QGIS and Manifold.

Exporting data using QGIS

In order to connect to PostGIS from QGIS, go to Database\DB Manager and pick DB Manager. DB Manager is a very powerful tool that lets one not only simply connect and read data from a database, but also manage the database objects, such as tables, their columns, constraints, and indexes. In this scenario, we will not go into the details of how to manage a database using QGIS DB Manger...