[postgis-users] Get point distance and bearing from known point.

[Simon Greener]

Do you want the function to work with projected or geographic data?
If no one has one, I have such functions for Oracle and SQL Server.
http://www.spatialdbadvisor.com/sql_server_blog/186/cogo-create-point-from-bearing-and-distance
Porting those to PostGIS is easy.
S
On Tue, 31 May 2011 15:17:03 +1000, Eric Sepich <sepotovich at gmail.com> wrote:

> I need a function that gets a point a distance and bearing from a known point on the WGS84 datumn. If postgis has such a function I think I will start using it! I checked the reference manual but my limited knowledge of postgis at this point >is not doing me well.
>
> Thank you!



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