Description:

The SpatiaLite extension enables SQLite to support spatial data too [aka
GEOMETRY], in a way conformant to OpenGis specifications supports standard
WKT and WKB formats:
- implements SQL spatial functions such as AsText(), GeomFromText(), Area(),
PointN() and alike
- the complete set of OpenGis functions is supported via GEOS, this comprehending
sophisticated spatial analysis functions such as Overlaps(), Touches(), Union(),
Buffer() ..
- supports full Spatial metadata along the OpenGis specifications
- supports importing and exporting from / to shapefiles
- supports coordinate reprojection via PROJ.4 and EPSG geodetic parameters dataset
- supports locale charsets via GNU libiconv
- implements a true Spatial Index based on the SQLite's RTree extension