Instant Mapping Applications with PostGIS and Nodejs Learn how to write PostgreSQL-backed applications that can be automatically cloned, built, monitored, and scaled in a matter of minutes. We'll walk you through all of the steps involved in developing and scaling your own Node.js-powered PostGIS mapping application on the OpenShift cloud hosting platform. By the end of this talk, you should be able to instantly deploy your own PostgreSQL-backed network applications to your own public or private cloud in a single command. This talk includes a brief architectural overview of OpenShift, a freely-available Open Source hosting platform. Folks who want to follow along should bring their own laptop with git, rubygems, and nodejs installed & available.