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I am busy learning Postgres with the goal of migrating our current MySQL database to a Postgres/PostGIS spatial database.<br />
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We have a table containing (multi)polygons and do a large number of queries that need to find the properties within a given radius of a specific property. In MySQL I have Lat and Lon columns (in radians, of the property centroids) and use the great circle formula to do this.<br />
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I was reading about ways of improving performance in Postgres and came across a section titled &quot;Cluster tables on specific indexes&quot;.<br />
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My question is: Does this work with spatial (gist) indexes to cluster the table by proximity of geometries?
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I am busy learning Postgres with the goal of migrating our current MySQL database to a Postgres/PostGIS spatial database.

We have a table containing (multi)polygons and do a large number of queries that need to find the properties within a given radius of a specific property. In MySQL I have Lat and Lon columns (in radians, of the property centroids) and use the great circle formula to do this.

I was reading about ways of improving performance in Postgres and came across a section titled "Cluster tables on specific indexes".

My question is: Does this work with spatial (gist) indexes to cluster the table by proximity of geometries?

CLUSTER Postgres relation on gist index

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system with an emphasis on extensibility and standards-compliance. As a database server, its primary function is to store data securely, supporting best practices, and to allow for retrieval at the request of other software applications. PostgreSQL implements the majority of the SQL2011 standard, is ACID-compliant and transactional using multiversion concurrency control (MVCC), and handles complex SQL queries using many indexing methods that are not available in other databases. It is cross-platform and runs on many operating systems including Linux, FreeBSD, OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows.

PostgreSQL

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides reliable location and time information in all weather and at all times and anywhere on or near the Earth when and where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. A geographic information system (GIS) or geospatial information system is any system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages, and presents data that are linked to location(s). In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology.