diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 858a49c5b795bd6b09864457dc520854070e07f0..316e1e35bd7edeca6f0a595e0237ae509d7d325f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -360,6 +360,43 @@ IF(OTB_USE_MAPNIK)
 
 ENDIF(OTB_USE_MAPNIK)
 
+#-------------------------------
+# Pqxx Library
+#-------------------------------
+OPTION(OTB_USE_PQXX "Use pqxx library (EXPERIMENTAL)." OFF)
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(OTB_USE_PQXX)
+IF(OTB_USE_PQXX)
+
+        FIND_PATH(PQXX_INCLUDE_DIR pqxx/pqxx PATHS)
+        MARK_AS_ADVANCED(PQXX_INCLUDE_DIR)
+        IF (NOT PQXX_INCLUDE_DIR)
+                MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR
+                        "Cannot find PQXX include directory. Please set PQXX_INCLUDE_DIR or SET OTB_USE_PQXX OFF.")
+        ENDIF (NOT PQXX_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+
+        FIND_LIBRARY(PQXX_LIBRARY pqxx )
+        MARK_AS_ADVANCED(PQXX_LIBRARY)
+        IF (NOT PQXX_LIBRARY)
+                MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR
+                        "Cannot find PQXX library. Please set PQXX_LIBRARY or SET OTB_USE_PQXX OFF.")
+        ENDIF (NOT PQXX_LIBRARY)
+
+        FIND_LIBRARY(PQ_LIBRARY pq )
+        MARK_AS_ADVANCED(PQ_LIBRARY)
+        IF (NOT PQ_LIBRARY)
+                MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR
+                        "Cannot find PQ library. Please set PQ_LIBRARY or SET OTB_USE_PQXX OFF.")
+        ENDIF (NOT PQ_LIBRARY)
+
+	
+# Add compiler option
+        ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOTB_USE_PQXX)
+
+        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PQXX_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+ENDIF(OTB_USE_PQXX)
+
 
 #-------------------------------
 # Boost Library
diff --git a/Code/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index d6ac37d2afb9dea75f0c83fe28218ac9fabc9402..e2b6028744d04b66589015066c61bfcde325ed5f 100644
--- a/Code/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,22 @@ IF( NOT OTB_USE_MAPNIK )
     LIST(REMOVE_ITEM OTBCommon_SRCS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/otbVectorDataStyle.cxx" )
 ENDIF( NOT OTB_USE_MAPNIK )
 
+IF( NOT OTB_USE_PQXX )
+    LIST(REMOVE_ITEM OTBCommon_SRCS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/otbGISConnection.cxx" )
+ENDIF( NOT OTB_USE_PQXX )
+
+
 ADD_LIBRARY(OTBCommon ${OTBCommon_SRCS})
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (OTBCommon ITKAlgorithms ITKStatistics ITKCommon)
 IF (OTB_USE_MAPNIK)
 #TODO this line should be refined when we will like to have this capability with windows
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(OTBCommon ${MAPNIK_LIBRARY}/libmapnik.so)
 ENDIF(OTB_USE_MAPNIK)
+IF (OTB_USE_PQXX)
+#TODO this line should be refined when we will like to have this capability with windows
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(OTBCommon pq pqxx)
+ENDIF(OTB_USE_PQXX)
+
 
 IF(OTB_LIBRARY_PROPERTIES)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(OTBCommon PROPERTIES ${OTB_LIBRARY_PROPERTIES})
diff --git a/Code/Common/otbGISConnection.hxx b/Code/Common/otbGISConnection.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1d79a7f2ababadcc41dde514e6401a29825513ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Code/Common/otbGISConnection.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+
+  Program:   ORFEO Toolbox
+  Language:  C++
+  Date:      $Date$
+  Version:   $Revision$
+
+
+  Copyright (c) Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. All rights reserved.
+  See OTBCopyright.txt for details.
+
+
+     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
+     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
+
+=========================================================================*/
+#ifndef __otbGISConnection_h
+#define __otbGISConnection_h
+
+
+#include <pqxx/pqxx>
+
+namespace otb
+{
+/** \class GISConnection
+ * \brief this class represents a connection to a geospatial database (ie. PostGIS).
+ *
+ * 
+ * \sa GISConnectionFileReader
+ * \sa GISConnectionFileWriter
+ *
+ */
+class GISConnection : public itk::DataObject
+{
+public:
+  /** Standard class typedefs */
+  typedef GISConnection Self;
+  typedef itk::DataObject Superclass;
+  typedef itk::SmartPointer<Self> Pointer;
+  typedef itk::SmartPointer<const Self> ConstPointer;
+
+
+
+  /** Standard macros */
+  itkNewMacro(Self);
+  itkTypeMacro(GISConnection,DataObject);
+
+  /** Typedefs */
+  typedef pqxx::basic_connection<pqxx::connect_direct> BasicConnectionType;
+
+  /** Acessors */
+
+
+
+
+protected:
+  /** Constructor */
+  GISConnection();
+  /** Destructor */
+  virtual ~GISConnection() {};
+  /** PrintSelf method */
+  void PrintSelf(std::ostream& os, itk::Indent indent) const;
+
+private:
+  GISConnection(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
+  void operator=(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
+
+
+  std::string m_TableName;
+
+  
+};
+}// end namespace otb
+
+
+
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/Code/Common/otbGISTable.hxx b/Code/Common/otbGISTable.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a3f7b0ed198d09945d7b168d069c7be20b10ca7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Code/Common/otbGISTable.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+
+  Program:   ORFEO Toolbox
+  Language:  C++
+  Date:      $Date$
+  Version:   $Revision$
+
+
+  Copyright (c) Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. All rights reserved.
+  See OTBCopyright.txt for details.
+
+
+     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
+     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
+
+=========================================================================*/
+#ifndef __otbGISTable_h
+#define __otbGISTable_h
+
+
+#include "otbGISConnection.hxx"
+
+namespace otb
+{
+/** \class GISTable
+ * \brief this class represents a table of a geospatial database (ie. PostGIS).
+ *
+ * 
+ * \sa GISTableFileReader
+ * \sa GISTableFileWriter
+ *
+ */
+template <unsigned int VDimension =2>
+class GISTable
+      : public itk::DataObject
+{
+public:
+  /** Standard class typedefs */
+  typedef GISTable Self;
+  typedef itk::DataObject Superclass;
+  typedef itk::SmartPointer<Self> Pointer;
+  typedef itk::SmartPointer<const Self> ConstPointer;
+
+
+
+  /** Standard macros */
+  itkNewMacro(Self);
+  itkTypeMacro(GISTable,DataObject);
+  itkStaticConstMacro(Dimension, unsigned int, VDimension);
+
+  /** Typedefs */
+  typedef otb::GISConnection ConnectionType;
+
+  /** Acessors */
+
+  itkGetMacro(TableName, std::string);
+  itkSetMacro(TableName, std::string);
+
+  itkGetObjectMacro(Connection, ConnectionType);
+  itkSetObjectMacro(Connection, ConnectionType);
+
+
+  
+  /** Clear the table contents */
+  virtual bool Clear();
+
+
+protected:
+  /** Constructor */
+  GISTable();
+  /** Destructor */
+  virtual ~GISTable() {};
+  /** PrintSelf method */
+  void PrintSelf(std::ostream& os, itk::Indent indent) const;
+
+private:
+  GISTable(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
+  void operator=(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
+
+
+  std::string m_TableName;
+  ConnectionType m_Connection;
+
+  
+};
+}// end namespace otb
+
+
+#ifndef OTB_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
+#include "otbGISTable.txx"
+#endif
+
+#endif
+