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Geometric Operators

Table 9-4. Postgres Geometric Operators

Operator Description Usage
+ Translation '((0,0),(1,1))'::box + '(2.0,0)'::point
- Translation '((0,0),(1,1))'::box - '(2.0,0)'::point
* Scaling/rotation '((0,0),(1,1))'::box * '(2.0,0)'::point
/ Scaling/rotation '((0,0),(2,2))'::box / '(2.0,0)'::point
# Intersection '((1,-1),(-1,1))' # '((1,1),(-1,-1))'
# Number of points in polygon # '((1,0),(0,1),(-1,0))'
## Point of closest proximity '(0,0)'::point ## '((2,0),(0,2))'::lseg
&& Overlaps? '((0,0),(1,1))'::box && '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
&< Overlaps to left? '((0,0),(1,1))'::box &< '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
&> Overlaps to right? '((0,0),(3,3))'::box &> '((0,0),(2,2))'::box
<-> Distance between '((0,0),1)'::circle <-> '((5,0),1)'::circle
<< Left of? '((0,0),1)'::circle << '((5,0),1)'::circle
<^ Is below? '((0,0),1)'::circle <^ '((0,5),1)'::circle
>> Is right of? '((5,0),1)'::circle >> '((0,0),1)'::circle
>^ Is above? '((0,5),1)'::circle >^ '((0,0),1)'::circle
?# Intersects or overlaps '((-1,0),(1,0))'::lseg ?# '((-2,-2),(2,2))'::box;
?- Is horizontal? '(1,0)'::point ?- '(0,0)'::point
?-| Is perpendicular? '((0,0),(0,1))'::lseg ?-| '((0,0),(1,0))'::lseg
@-@ Length or circumference @-@ '((0,0),(1,0))'::path
?| Is vertical? '(0,1)'::point ?| '(0,0)'::point
?|| Is parallel? '((-1,0),(1,0))'::lseg ?|| '((-1,2),(1,2))'::lseg
@ Contained or on '(1,1)'::point @ '((0,0),2)'::circle
@@ Center of @@ '((0,0),10)'::circle
~= Same as '((0,0),(1,1))'::polygon ~= '((1,1),(0,0))'::polygon