ST_CPAWithin
Name
ST_CPAWithin —
Returns
true
if the closest point of approach of two trajectories
is within the specified distance.
Synopsis
float8
ST_CPAWithin
(
geometry
track1
, geometry
track2
, float8
maxdist
)
;
Description
Checks whether two moving objects have ever been within the specified maximum distance.
Inputs must be valid trajectories as checked by ST_IsValidTrajectory . False is returned if the trajectories do not overlap in their M ranges.
Availability: 2.2.0
This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.
Examples
WITH inp AS ( SELECT
ST_AddMeasure('LINESTRING Z (0 0 0, 10 0 5)'::geometry,
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 10:00'::timestamptz),
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 11:00'::timestamptz)
) a,
ST_AddMeasure('LINESTRING Z (0 2 10, 12 1 2)'::geometry,
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 10:00'::timestamptz),
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 11:00'::timestamptz)
) b
)
SELECT ST_CPAWithin(a,b,2), ST_DistanceCPA(a,b) distance FROM inp;
st_cpawithin | distance
--------------+------------------
t | 1.96521473776207