Why we picked PostgreSQL/PostGIS over MongoDB Geospatial for fleet waypoint audit trails
When tracking thousands of GPS pings across unpredictable transit routes, geofencing queries require deterministic query execution plans. We evaluated MongoDB 2dsphere indexes versus PostgreSQL with PostGIS GiST R-Tree indexing. PostGIS delivered predictable sub-millisecond containment verification and strict ACID guarantees for regulatory driver logs without document locking contention.