ST_NearestValue
Name
   ST_NearestValue — 
					Returns the nearest non-
   
    NODATA
   
   value of a given band's pixel specified by a columnx and rowy or a geometric point expressed in the same spatial reference coordinate system as the raster.
  
Synopsis
    
     double precision
     
      ST_NearestValue
     
     (
    
    raster
    
     rast
    
    , integer
    
     bandnum
    
    , geometry
    
     pt
    
    , boolean
    
     exclude_nodata_value=true
    
    
     )
    
    ;
   
    
     double precision
     
      ST_NearestValue
     
     (
    
    raster
    
     rast
    
    , geometry
    
     pt
    
    , boolean
    
     exclude_nodata_value=true
    
    
     )
    
    ;
   
    
     double precision
     
      ST_NearestValue
     
     (
    
    raster
    
     rast
    
    , integer
    
     bandnum
    
    , integer
    
     columnx
    
    , integer
    
     rowy
    
    , boolean
    
     exclude_nodata_value=true
    
    
     )
    
    ;
   
    
     double precision
     
      ST_NearestValue
     
     (
    
    raster
    
     rast
    
    , integer
    
     columnx
    
    , integer
    
     rowy
    
    , boolean
    
     exclude_nodata_value=true
    
    
     )
    
    ;
   
Description
   Returns the nearest non-
   
    NODATA
   
   value of a given band in a given columnx, rowy pixel or at a specific geometric point.  If the columnx, rowy pixel or the pixel at the specified geometric point is
   
    NODATA
   
   , the function will find the nearest pixel to the columnx, rowy pixel or geometric point whose value is not
   
    NODATA
   
   .
  
   Band numbers start at 1 and
   
    bandnum
   
   is assumed to be 1 if not specified. If
   
    exclude_nodata_value
   
   is set to false, then all pixels include
   
    nodata
   
   pixels are considered to intersect and return value. If
   
    exclude_nodata_value
   
   is not passed in then reads it from metadata of raster.
  
Availability: 2.1.0
| ![[Note]](images/note.png)  | |
| ST_NearestValue is a drop-in replacement for ST_Value. | 
Examples
-- pixel 2x2 has value
SELECT
	ST_Value(rast, 2, 2) AS value,
	ST_NearestValue(rast, 2, 2) AS nearestvalue
FROM (
	SELECT
		ST_SetValue(
			ST_SetValue(
				ST_SetValue(
					ST_SetValue(
						ST_SetValue(
							ST_AddBand(
								ST_MakeEmptyRaster(5, 5, -2, 2, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0),
								'8BUI'::text, 1, 0
							),
							1, 1, 0.
						),
						2, 3, 0.
					),
					3, 5, 0.
				),
				4, 2, 0.
			),
			5, 4, 0.
		) AS rast
) AS foo
 value | nearestvalue
-------+--------------
     1 |            1
				
  
-- pixel 2x3 is NODATA
SELECT
	ST_Value(rast, 2, 3) AS value,
	ST_NearestValue(rast, 2, 3) AS nearestvalue
FROM (
	SELECT
		ST_SetValue(
			ST_SetValue(
				ST_SetValue(
					ST_SetValue(
						ST_SetValue(
							ST_AddBand(
								ST_MakeEmptyRaster(5, 5, -2, 2, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0),
								'8BUI'::text, 1, 0
							),
							1, 1, 0.
						),
						2, 3, 0.
					),
					3, 5, 0.
				),
				4, 2, 0.
			),
			5, 4, 0.
		) AS rast
) AS foo
 value | nearestvalue
-------+--------------
       |            1