I am looking for suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode information. My application currently stores 2 columns (lat, long) as numeric and I have a btree index on them. This works fine for the current set of data, but as it expands I know it will become an issue. I am looking at changing the index to an rtree, but I did not know if it is better to create a point column or if I could use the existing lat/long columns. The query will always be to select points inside a box. Thanks in advance, Woody ---------------------------------------- iGLASS Networks 211-A S. Salem St Apex NC 27502 (919) 387-3550 x813 www.iglass.net