Update for the geometry data type libraries

Details

Detail name Value
Changelog Number 8270
Type Improvement
Status Resolved
Fix Versions Exasol 2025.1.3, Exasol 2025.2.0
Resolution Date 2025-09-17

Background

Exasol uses external libraries (libgeos and proj) to handle the geometry data type and the associated operations. It was necessary to update both.

Improvement

The libgeos library has been updated to version 3.13.1 and proj has been updated to version 9.6.2. due to this update.

Changed behavior

Some minor variations in behavior involving geometry data types are possible due to changes in the libraries.