postgresql/contrib/earthdistance/earthdistance.sql
1998-06-16 03:55:15 +00:00

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--------------- geo_distance
DROP FUNCTION geo_distance (point, point);
CREATE FUNCTION geo_distance (point, point) RETURNS float8
AS '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/earthdistance.so' LANGUAGE 'c';
SELECT geo_distance ('(1,2)'::point, '(3,4)'::point);
--------------- geo_distance as operator <@>
DROP OPERATOR <@> (point, point);
CREATE OPERATOR <@> (
leftarg = point,
rightarg = point,
procedure = geo_distance,
commutator = <@>
);
-- ( 87.6, 41.8) is in Chicago
-- (106.7, 35.1) is in Albuquerque
-- The cities are about 1100 miles apart
SELECT '(87.6,41.8)'::point <@> '(106.7,35.1)'::point;