"John Hagstrand" <john.hagstrand@interageresearch.com> writes: > CREATE INDEX idx_geo_property ON property USING gist (geom) This must be the culprit. I seem to have deleted your prior mail that would tell me the datatype of the geom column :-( ... what was it again? And which GIST operator class are you using here? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend