<para>ST_AsBinary is the reverse of <xref linkend="ST_GeomFromWKB" /> for geometry. Use <xref linkend="ST_GeomFromWKB" /> to convert to a postgis geometry from ST_AsBinary representation.</para>
</note>
- <para>Availability: 1.5 geography support was introduced.</para>
+ <para>Availability: 1.5.0 geography support was introduced.</para>
<para><inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<para>Version 6: ST_AsGeoJSON(version, geom, precision,options)</para>
<para>Availability: 1.3.4</para>
+ <para>Availability: 1.5.0 geography support was introduced.</para>
<!-- Optionally mention 3d support -->
<para><inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<note>
<para>Availability: 1.3.2</para>
+ <para>Availability: 1.5.0 geography support was introduced.</para>
</note>
<!-- Optionally mention 3d support -->
<inlinegraphic fileref="images/check.png" />
This method implements the SQL/MM specification: SQL-MM 3: 5.1.23
</para>
+
+ <para>Availability: 1.5.0 geography support was introduced in 1.5.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection>
-----------------
0.00150567726382282
--- Geometry example - units in meters (SRID: 26986 Massachusetts state plane meters)
+-- Geometry example - units in meters (SRID: 26986 Massachusetts state plane meters) (most accurate for Massachusetts)
SELECT ST_Distance(
ST_Transform(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-72.1235 42.3521)',4326),26986),
ST_Transform(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(-72.1260 42.45, -72.123 42.1546)', 4326),26986)
-----------------
123.797937878454
--- Geometry example - units in meters (SRID: 2163 US National Atlas Equal area)
+-- Geometry example - units in meters (SRID: 2163 US National Atlas Equal area) (least accurate)
SELECT ST_Distance(
ST_Transform(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-72.1235 42.3521)',4326),2163),
ST_Transform(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(-72.1260 42.45, -72.123 42.1546)', 4326),2163)
------------------
126.664256056812
--- Geography example -- same but note units in meters
+-- Geography example -- same but note units in meters
SELECT ST_Distance(
ST_GeographyFromText('SRID=4326;POINT(-72.1235 42.3521)'),
ST_GeographyFromText('SRID=4326;LINESTRING(-72.1260 42.45, -72.123 42.1546)')
<refname>ST_DWithin</refname>
<refpurpose>Returns true if the geometries are within the specified
- distance of one another</refpurpose>
+ distance of one another. For geometry units are in those of spatial reference and For geography units are in meters.</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<paramdef><type>geometry </type>
<parameter>g2</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef><type>double precision </type>
+ <parameter>distance</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>boolean <function>ST_DWithin</function></funcdef>
+
+ <paramdef><type>geography </type>
+ <parameter>gg1</parameter></paramdef>
+
+ <paramdef><type>geography </type>
+ <parameter>gg2</parameter></paramdef>
+
<paramdef><type>double precision </type>
<parameter>distance</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<ulink url="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/sfs">OpenGIS Simple
Features Implementation Specification for SQL.</ulink>
</para>
+
+ <para>Availability: 1.5.0 support for geography was introduced</para>
</refsection>
<refsection>