Enable PostGIS #6570
Description
(Moved from openstreetmap/operations#1317).
As part of the conversation at #6512, I would like PostGIS to be enabled in the OSM website.
Currently the absence of PostGIS has led to some features being implemented with ugly workarounds, sometimes not functional at all. These are some examples that have been mentioned, although whether PostGIS is appropriate for all of them is still being debated:
- Nearby users changesets times out #2396
- Restrict note creation within "Block Zones" #6567
- Restrict map edits within "Block Zones" #6568
- List of nearby users.
To clarify: this is not about using PostGIS generally for everything in OSM. It's for use in small, ancillary features, which over time can be expanded.