The [http://code.djangoproject.com/browser/django/branches/gis gis] branch intends to add a contrib app implementing geographic support.

= Alternatives =

== Custom Manager ==
 A custom manager (and queryset) to support lookups like:

{{{
Schools.objects.filter(geom__overlaps=bbox.geom)   # &&

Schools.objects.filter(geom__contains=bbox.geom)  # ~

Schools.objects.filter(geom__sameas=bbox.geom)  # ~=

Schools.objects.filter(geom__inside=bbox.geom)  # @
}}}

== Field Types ==
Field type for a geometry


== GIS wrapper ==
wrapper for geos, have the ability to do something like

{{{
from django.contrib.gis import area
area(bbox.geom)
}}}

 ... more to come :P