Replace the_geom by geom

docs/dev/CSVRead.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ file is interpreted as the column names.
 CREATE TABLE AREA AS
     SELECT * FROM CSVRead('/home/user/area.csv') LIMIT 2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                 THE_GEOM                 |   ID   |
+-- |                   GEOM                   |   ID   |
 -- | ---------------------------------------- | ------ |
 -- | POLYGON((-10 109, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109)) |      1 |
 -- | POLYGON((90 109, 190 9, 90 9,  90 109))  |      2 |
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CREATE TABLE AREA AS
                           NULL,
                           'fieldSeparator=;') LIMIT 2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                  THE_GEOM                |   ID   |
+-- |                    GEOM                  |   ID   |
 -- | ---------------------------------------- | ------ |
 -- | POLYGON((-10 109, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109)) |      1 |
 -- | POLYGON((90 109, 190 9, 90 9,  90 109))  |      2 |
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ CREATE TABLE AREA AS
 | 3  |    6    |    7    |
 
 CREATE TABLE POINTS(ID INT PRIMARY KEY,
-                    THE_GEOM GEOMETRY) AS
-        SELECT ST_MakePoint(coord_x, coord_y) THE_GEOM, id
+                    GEOM GEOMETRY) AS
+        SELECT ST_MakePoint(coord_x, coord_y) GEOM, id
         FROM CSVREAD('/home/user/centroid.csv');
 
 SELECT * FROM POINTS;
 -- Answer:
-| ID |  THE_GEOM  |
+| ID |  GEOM  |
 |----|------------|
 | 1  | POINT(2 3) |
 | 2  | POINT(4 5) |

docs/dev/CSVWrite.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ the CSV file specified by `path`.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 -- Create an example table to use with CSVWrite:
-CREATE TABLE AREA(THE_GEOM VARCHAR(100), ID INT PRIMARY KEY);
+CREATE TABLE AREA(GEOM VARCHAR(100), ID INT PRIMARY KEY);
 INSERT INTO AREA VALUES
     ('POLYGON((-10 109, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109))', 1),
     ('POLYGON((90 109, 190 9, 90 9, 90 109))', 2);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CALL CSVWrite('/home/user/area.csv', 'SELECT * FROM AREA');
 -- Read it back:
 SELECT * FROM CSVRead('/home/user/area.csv');
 -- Answer:
--- |                 THE_GEOM                 |   ID   |
+-- |                   GEOM                   |   ID   |
 -- | ---------------------------------------- | ------ |
 -- | POLYGON((-10 109, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109)) |      1 |
 -- | POLYGON((90 109, 190 9, 90 9,  90 109))  |      2 |
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SELECT * FROM CSVRead('/home/user/area.csv',
                       NULL,
                       'charset=UTF-8 fieldSeparator=;');
 -- Answer:
--- |                     THE_GEOM             |   ID   |
+-- |                       GEOM               |   ID   |
 -- | ---------------------------------------- | ------ |
 -- | POLYGON((-10 109, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109)) |      1 |
 -- | POLYGON((90 109, 190 9, 90 9,  90 109))  |      2 |

docs/dev/FILE_TABLE.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ SELECT * FROM commune LIMIT 2;
 CALL FILE_TABLE('/home/user/COMMUNE.SHP', 'commune44');
 SELECT * FROM commune44 LIMIT 2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                 the_geom                  |   NOM   |
+-- |                   geom                    |   NOM   |
 -- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- |
 -- | MULTIPOLYGON(((350075.2 6719771.8,        | Puceul  |
 -- |   350072.7 6719775.5, 350073 6719780.7,   |         |

docs/dev/GeoJsonWrite.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The default value of `fileEncoding` is `ISO-8859-1`.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 -- Write a spatial table to a GeoJSON file:
-CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, THE_GEOM POINT);
+CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GEOM POINT);
 INSERT INTO TEST VALUES (1, 'POINT(0 1)');
 INSERT INTO TEST VALUES (2, 'POINT(2 4)');
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CALL GeoJsonWrite('/home/user/test.geojson', 'TEST');
 CALL GeoJsonRead('/home/user/test.geojson', 'TEST2');
 SELECT * FROM TEST2;
 -- Answer:
--- | THE_GEOM    | ID |
+-- |     GEOM    | ID |
 -- |-------------|----|
 -- | POINT(0 1)  | 1  |
 -- | POINT(2 4)  | 2  |
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ CALL GeoJsonWrite('/home/user/test.geojson',
 CALL GeoJsonRead('/home/user/test.geojson', 'TEST2');
 SELECT * FROM TEST2;
 -- Answer:
--- | THE_GEOM    | ID |
+-- |     GEOM    | ID |
 -- |-------------|----|
 -- | POINT(0 1)  | 1  |
 {% endhighlight %}

docs/dev/JsonWrite.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Write a spatial table and export it into a JSON file.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 -- Initialize the spatial table
-CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, THE_GEOM POINT);
+CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GEOM POINT);
 INSERT INTO TEST VALUES (1, 'POINT(0 1)');
 -- Export
 CALL JsonWrite('/home/user/test.json', 'TEST');
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CALL JsonWrite('/home/user/test.json', 'TEST');
 Open the `test.json` file.
 
 {% highlight json %}
-{"ID":1,"THE_GEOM":"POINT (0 1)"}
+{"ID":1,"GEOM":"POINT (0 1)"}
 {% endhighlight json %}
 
 ##### See also

docs/dev/KMLWrite.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ A coordinate reference system must be set to save a KML file.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 -- Create an example table to write to a KML file:
-CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, THE_GEOM POINT);
+CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GEOM POINT);
 INSERT INTO TEST
     VALUES (1, ST_GeomFromText('POINT(2.19 47.58)', 4326));
 

docs/dev/Notes.md

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ PostGIS has a jdbc:postgres_jts: Driver that let the user the choice to switch b
 
 # Create spatial table from csv
 ```sql
-create table roads(the_geom MultiLineString) as select ST_GeomFromText(the_geom) from CSVREAD('/home/user/roads.csv');
+create table roads(geom MultiLineString) as select ST_GeomFromText(geom) from CSVREAD('/home/user/roads.csv');
 ```

docs/dev/OSMRead.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Reads a [OSM][wiki] file from `path` and creates several tables prefixed by `tab
 11 tables are produced.
 
  * (1) table_prefix + _tag : table that contains all tag keys listed in the OSM file -> ID_TAG SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, TAG_KEY VARCHAR UNIQUE.
- * (2) table_prefix + _node : table that contains all nodes -> ID_NODE BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, THE_GEOM POINT,ELE DOUBLE PRECISION,USER_NAME VARCHAR,UID BIGINT,VISIBLE BOOLEAN,VERSION INTEGER,CHANGESET INTEGER,LAST_UPDATE TIMESTAMP, NAME VARCHAR.
+ * (2) table_prefix + _node : table that contains all nodes -> ID_NODE BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, GEOM POINT,ELE DOUBLE PRECISION,USER_NAME VARCHAR,UID BIGINT,VISIBLE BOOLEAN,VERSION INTEGER,CHANGESET INTEGER,LAST_UPDATE TIMESTAMP, NAME VARCHAR.
  * (3) table_prefix + _node_tag : table that contains a list of tag keys (TAG_VALUE) for each node -> ID_NODE BIGINT, ID_TAG BIGINT,TAG_VALUE VARCHAR.
  * (4) table_prefix + _way : table that contains all ways -> ID_WAY BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, USER_NAME VARCHAR, UID BIGINT, VISIBLE BOOLEAN, VERSION INTEGER, CHANGESET INTEGER, LAST_UPDATE TIMESTAMP, NAME VARCHAR.
  * (5) table_prefix + _way_tag : table that contains a list of tag keys (TAG_VALUE) for each way -> ID_WAY BIGINT, ID_TAG BIGINT, VALUE VARCHAR.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ H2GIS extract buildings:
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS;
 CREATE TABLE OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS(ID_WAY BIGINT PRIMARY KEY) AS SELECT DISTINCT ID_WAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY_TAG WT, OSM_BRETAGNE_TAG T WHERE WT.ID_TAG = T.ID_TAG AND T.TAG_KEY IN ('building');
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS_GEOM;
-CREATE TABLE OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS_GEOM AS SELECT ID_WAY, ST_MAKEPOLYGON(ST_MAKELINE(THE_GEOM)) THE_GEOM FROM (SELECT (SELECT ST_ACCUM(THE_GEOM) THE_GEOM FROM (SELECT N.ID_NODE, N.THE_GEOM,WN.ID_WAY IDWAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_NODE N,OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY_NODE WN WHERE N.ID_NODE = WN.ID_NODE ORDER BY WN.NODE_ORDER) WHERE  IDWAY = W.ID_WAY) THE_GEOM ,W.ID_WAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY W,OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS B WHERE W.ID_WAY = B.ID_WAY) GEOM_TABLE WHERE ST_GEOMETRYN(THE_GEOM,1) = ST_GEOMETRYN(THE_GEOM, ST_NUMGEOMETRIES(THE_GEOM)) AND ST_NUMGEOMETRIES(THE_GEOM) > 2;
+CREATE TABLE OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS_GEOM AS SELECT ID_WAY, ST_MAKEPOLYGON(ST_MAKELINE(GEOM)) GEOM FROM (SELECT (SELECT ST_ACCUM(GEOM) GEOM FROM (SELECT N.ID_NODE, N.GEOM,WN.ID_WAY IDWAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_NODE N,OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY_NODE WN WHERE N.ID_NODE = WN.ID_NODE ORDER BY WN.NODE_ORDER) WHERE  IDWAY = W.ID_WAY) GEOM ,W.ID_WAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY W,OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS B WHERE W.ID_WAY = B.ID_WAY) GEOM_TABLE WHERE ST_GEOMETRYN(GEOM,1) = ST_GEOMETRYN(GEOM, ST_NUMGEOMETRIES(GEOM)) AND ST_NUMGEOMETRIES(GEOM) > 2;
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 PostGIS extract buildings:
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ CREATE TABLE OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS AS SELECT DISTINCT ID_WAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_
 ALTER TABLE OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS ADD PRIMARY KEY(ID_WAY);
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS_GEOM;
 CREATE TABLE OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS_GEOM AS SELECT ID_WAY,
-ST_MAKEPOLYGON(ST_MAKELINE(THE_GEOM)) THE_GEOM FROM (SELECT (SELECT ST_ACCUM(THE_GEOM) THE_GEOM FROM
- (SELECT N.ID_NODE, N.THE_GEOM,WN.ID_WAY IDWAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_NODE N,OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY_NODE WN WHERE N.ID_NODE = WN.ID_NODE ORDER BY WN.NODE_ORDER)  ORDEREDNODES WHERE  ORDEREDNODES.IDWAY = W.ID_WAY) THE_GEOM ,W.ID_WAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY W,OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS B WHERE W.ID_WAY = B.ID_WAY) GEOM_TABLE WHERE ARRAY_LENGTH(THE_GEOM, 1) > 2 AND ST_EQUALS(THE_GEOM[1],THE_GEOM[ARRAY_LENGTH(THE_GEOM, 1)]);
+ST_MAKEPOLYGON(ST_MAKELINE(GEOM)) GEOM FROM (SELECT (SELECT ST_ACCUM(GEOM) GEOM FROM
+ (SELECT N.ID_NODE, N.GEOM,WN.ID_WAY IDWAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_NODE N,OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY_NODE WN WHERE N.ID_NODE = WN.ID_NODE ORDER BY WN.NODE_ORDER)  ORDEREDNODES WHERE  ORDEREDNODES.IDWAY = W.ID_WAY) GEOM ,W.ID_WAY FROM OSM_BRETAGNE_WAY W,OSM_BRETAGNE_BUILDINGS B WHERE W.ID_WAY = B.ID_WAY) GEOM_TABLE WHERE ARRAY_LENGTH(GEOM, 1) > 2 AND ST_EQUALS(GEOM[1],GEOM[ARRAY_LENGTH(GEOM, 1)]);
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 ##### See also

docs/dev/OpenJUMP.md

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ $$;
 
 
 ```sql
-select the_geom::varbinary the_geom from BATI_INDIFFERENCIE where the_geom && ${view:0}
+select geom::varbinary geom from BATI_INDIFFERENCIE where geom && ${view:0}
 ```
 ```sql
-SELECT ST_Extent(the_geom)::varbinary from BATI_INDIFFERENCIE;
+SELECT ST_Extent(geom)::varbinary from BATI_INDIFFERENCIE;
 ```
 

docs/dev/SHPRead.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CALL SHPRead('/home/user/COMMUNE.SHP', 'commune44utf',
              'utf-8');
 SELECT * FROM commune44utf LIMIT 2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                 THE_GEOM                  |   NOM   |
+-- |                 GEOM                  |   NOM   |
 -- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- |
 -- | MULTIPOLYGON(((350075.2 6719771.8,        | Puceul  |
 -- |   350072.7 6719775.5, 350073 6719780.7,   |         |
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CALL SHPRead('/home/user/COMMUNE.SHP', 'commune44iso',
              'iso-8859-1');
 SELECT * FROM commune44iso LIMIT 2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                 THE_GEOM                  |   NOM   |
+-- |                 GEOM                  |   NOM   |
 -- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- |
 -- | MULTIPOLYGON(((350075.2 6719771.8,        | Puceul  |
 -- |   350072.7 6719775.5, 350073 6719780.7,   |         |

docs/dev/SHPWrite.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The default value of `fileEncoding` is `ISO-8859-1`.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 -- Create an example table containing POLYGONs and export it.
-CREATE TABLE AREA(THE_GEOM GEOMETRY, ID INT PRIMARY KEY);
+CREATE TABLE AREA(GEOM GEOMETRY, ID INT PRIMARY KEY);
 INSERT INTO AREA VALUES
     ('POLYGON((-10 109, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109))', 1),
     ('POLYGON((90 109, 190 9, 90 9, 90 109))', 2);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CALL SHPWrite('/home/user/area.shp', 'AREA');
 CALL SHPRead('/home/user/area.shp', 'AREA2');
 SELECT * FROM AREA2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                     THE_GEOM                     | ID |
+-- |                       GEOM                       | ID |
 -- | ------------------------------------------------ | -- |
 -- | MULTIPOLYGON(((-10 109,, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109))) |  1 |
 -- | MULTIPOLYGON(((90 109, 190 109, 90 9, 90 109)))  |  2 |
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CALL SHPWRITE('/home/user/area.shp',
 CALL SHPRead('/home/user/area.shp', 'AREA2');
 SELECT * FROM AREA2;
 -- Answer:
--- |                     THE_GEOM                     | ID |
+-- |                       GEOM                       | ID |
 -- | ------------------------------------------------ | -- |
 -- | MULTIPOLYGON(((-10 109,, 90 9, -10 9, -10 109))) |  1 |
 {% endhighlight %}
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ If you want to export your shapefile with it's projection, stored in a .prj file
 If not, the SRID must be enforced using the following commands:
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
-UPDATE mytable SET the_geom = ST_SetSRID(the_geom, EPSG_CODE);
-ALTER TABLE mytable ADD CHECK ST_SRID(the_geom) = EPSG_CODE;
+UPDATE mytable SET geom = ST_SetSRID(geom, EPSG_CODE);
+ALTER TABLE mytable ADD CHECK ST_SRID(geom) = EPSG_CODE;
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 Where:
 
 * `mytable` is the table name to update
-* `the_geom` is the geometric field name
+* `geom` is the geometric field name
 * `EPSG_CODE` is the EPSG id corresponding to your system (e.g `4326` for `WGS84` or `2154` for the french `Lambert 93`).
 
 Then export your shapefile as seen before.

docs/dev/ST_CollectionExtract.md

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ Only `POINT`s, `LINE`s and `POLYGON`s are returned.
 ### Examples
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
-SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('POLYGON ((1 3, 1 0, 4 0, 4 2, 5 5, 1 3))', 3) as THE_GEOM;
+SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('POLYGON ((1 3, 1 0, 4 0, 4 2, 5 5, 1 3))', 3) as GEOM;
 -- Answer: POLYGON ((1 3, 1 0, 4 0, 4 2, 5 5, 1 3)) 
 {% endhighlight %}
 <img class="displayed" src="../ST_CollectionExtract_1.png"/>
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
-SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('MULTILINESTRING ((0 0, 4 1), (1 1, 5 5))', 2) as THE_GEOM;
+SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('MULTILINESTRING ((0 0, 4 1), (1 1, 5 5))', 2) as GEOM;
 -- Answer: MULTILINESTRING ((0 0, 4 1), (1 1, 5 5))
 {% endhighlight %}
 <img class="displayed" src="../ST_CollectionExtract_2.png"/>
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(
                        MULTIPOINT((4 4), (1 1), (1 0), (0 3)),
                        LINESTRING(2 6, 6 2),
                        POLYGON((1 2, 4 2, 4 6, 1 6, 1 2)))', 2) 
-                       as THE_GEOM;
+                       as GEOM;
 -- Answer: LINESTRING (2 6, 6 2)  
 {% endhighlight %}
 <img class="displayed" src="../ST_CollectionExtract_3.png"/>
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
-SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('POLYGON ((1 3, 1 0, 4 0, 4 2, 5 5, 1 3))', 2) as THE_GEOM;
+SELECT ST_CollectionExtract('POLYGON ((1 3, 1 0, 4 0, 4 2, 5 5, 1 3))', 2) as GEOM;
 -- Answer: GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY
 {% endhighlight %}
 <img class="displayed" src="../ST_CollectionExtract_4.png"/>

docs/dev/ST_Explode.md

@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ The select `query` must be enclosed in parenthesis `()`.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 CREATE TABLE test_point AS SELECT
-    'MULTIPOINT((1 1), (2 2))'::Geometry as THE_GEOM;
+    'MULTIPOINT((1 1), (2 2))'::Geometry as GEOM;
 
 -- ST_Explode using the 'tableName'
 SELECT * FROM ST_Explode('test_point');
 
 -- or
 -- ST_Explode using a 'query'
 SELECT * FROM ST_Explode('(SELECT * FROM test_point 
-                          WHERE ST_Dimension(THE_GEOM)=0)');
+                          WHERE ST_Dimension(GEOM)=0)');
 
 -- Answer:
---    |   THE_GEOM  | EXPLOD_ID |
+--    |     GEOM    | EXPLOD_ID |
 --    | ------------|-----------|
 --    | POINT(1 1)  |     1     |
 --    | POINT(2 2)  |     2     |
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ SELECT * FROM ST_Explode('(SELECT * FROM test_point
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
 CREATE TABLE test_point AS SELECT
-    'MULTIPOINT((1 1), (2 2))'::Geometry the_geomA,
-    'MULTIPOINT((3 3), (2 6))'::Geometry the_geomB;
-SELECT * FROM ST_Explode('test_point', 'the_geomB');
+    'MULTIPOINT((1 1), (2 2))'::Geometry geomA,
+    'MULTIPOINT((3 3), (2 6))'::Geometry geomB;
+SELECT * FROM ST_Explode('test_point', 'geomB');
 -- Answer:
---    |         THE_GEOMA         | THE_GEOMB   | EXPLOD_ID |
+--    |           GEOMA           |    GEOMB    | EXPLOD_ID |
 --    |---------------------------|-------------|-----------|
 --    | MULTIPOINT((1 1), (2 2))  | POINT(3 3)  |      1    |
 --    | MULTIPOINT((1 1), (2 2))  | POINT(2 6)  |      2    |

docs/dev/ST_GeometryShadow.md

@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ SELECT ST_Geometryshadow('POLYGON((356090.9 6693096.6, 356132.1 6693112.3, 35614
 Computes shadow on polygons that are in a table and which height is stored in a field.
 
 {% highlight mysql %}
-CREATE TABLE building (the_geom geometry, height double);
+CREATE TABLE building (geom geometry, height double);
 INSERT INTO building values('POLYGON((356090.9 6693096.6, 356132.1 6693112.3, 356147.4 6693071.3, 356105.8 6693055.8, 356090.9 6693096.6))', 6);
 INSERT INTO building values('POLYGON((356160 6693075.8, 356144.7 6693116.9, 356185.8 6693132.4, 356201.2 6693091.6, 356160 6693075.8))', 10);
 
 -- Then computes the polygon's shadows
-SELECT ST_Geometryshadow(the_geom, ST_SunPosition('POINT(-1.54544 47.24961)','2015-01-30 10:00:00+01:00'), height) FROM building;
+SELECT ST_Geometryshadow(geom, ST_SunPosition('POINT(-1.54544 47.24961)','2015-01-30 10:00:00+01:00'), height) FROM building;
 
 -- Answer: 
 -- POLYGON ((356067.9938547645 6693117.20421851 0, 356109.19385476445 6693132.90421851 0, 356132.1 6693112.3 0, 356090.9 6693096.6 0, 356096.43312310067 6693081.448897818 0, 356096.4331231008 6693081.448897818 0, 356105.8 6693055.8 0, 356082.89385476446 6693076.40421851 0, 356067.9938547645 6693117.20421851 0))