= PostGIS Support and Consulting Services =

This section lists the support options both free and paid support available for PostGIS users

'''Free Support'''

 * [http://www.postgis.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users PostGIS Newsgroup] If you have quick questions on how to do things in PostGIS -- the PostGIS news group is very inviting. Often you will get a response in a matter of minutes from experienced PostGIS users and PostGIS Project Steering Committee and Developer members.
 * [irc://chat.freenode.net/postgis PostGIS IRC channel] I fyou are looking ofr a slightly more interactive medium than email, try the PostGIS IRC.  Its a common hang-out for experienced PostGIS users and PostGIS Project Steering Committee and Developer members.

'''Paid Support'''

If you fit one of the below:

 * You would like to contribute monetarily to a new feature in PostGIS
 * You need more hand-holding than what is provided via newsgroup and IRC
 * You need someone to install PostgreSQL/PostGIS, configure your server, load data , and give you hands-on training. 
 * You need custom programming support

 then paid support is probably the best option for you.

''Project Steering Committee Member Support Companies''

The PostGIS Project Steering committee members are each employed by companies providing paid PostGIS support and continued development of the PostGIS spatial database engine. These companies are listed below:

 * [http://www.refractions.net/products/postgis/support/ Refractions Research]
 * [http://opengeo.org/products/suite/ OpenGeo]
 * [http://www.siriusit.co.uk/consulting Sirius]
 * [http://www.paragoncorporation.com/rates.aspx Paragon Corporation]



''Other PostGIS Consultants''

 * [http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile OSGEO Consultants Directory]  Find registered OSGEO consultants based on location, language and need such as PostGIS, GeoServer etc.