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Install postgis with Homebrew

Adds support for geographic objects to PostgreSQL. Version 3.6.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install postgis

provider-native install command

overview

Package summary

Adds support for geographic objects to PostgreSQL

Commands and aliases

  • create_upgrade.pl
  • pgsql2shp
  • pgtopo_export
  • pgtopo_import
  • postgis
  • postgis_restore
  • profile_intersects.pl
  • raster2pgsql
  • shp2pgsql
  • test_estimation.pl
  • test_geography_estimation.pl
  • test_geography_joinestimation.pl
  • test_joinestimation.pl

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for postgis. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
create_upgrade.plexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
pgsql2shpexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
pgtopo_exportexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
pgtopo_importexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
postgisexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
postgis_restoreexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
profile_intersects.plexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
raster2pgsqlexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
shp2pgsqlexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
test_estimation.plexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
test_geography_estimation.plexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
test_geography_joinestimation.plexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
test_joinestimation.plexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version3.6.4
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:postgis
Version3.6.4
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://postgis.net/
Last updated2026-06-25T13:38:02+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation