Name
CG_Distance — Computes the minimum distance between two geometries
Synopsis
double precision
CG_Distance
(
geometry
geomA
,
geometry
geomB
)
;
Description
Computes the minimum distance between two geometries.
Performed by the SFCGAL module
![[Note]](./images/note.png)
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NOTE: this function returns a double precision value representing the distance. |
Availability: 3.5.0
This method needs SFCGAL backend.
This function supports Triangles and Triangulated Irregular Network Surfaces (TIN).
Geometry Examples
SELECT CG_Distance('LINESTRING(0.0 0.0,-1.0 -1.0)', 'LINESTRING(3.0 4.0,4.0 5.0)');
cg_distance
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2.0
(1 row)