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</head><body><div>Do you want the function to work with projected or geographic data?</div><div>If no one has one, I have such functions for Oracle and SQL Server.</div><div>http://www.spatialdbadvisor.com/sql_server_blog/186/cogo-create-point-from-bearing-and-distance</div><div>Porting those to PostGIS is easy.</div><div>S<br>On Tue, 31 May 2011 15:17:03 +1000, Eric Sepich <sepotovich@gmail.com> wrote:<br></div><br><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0.80ex; border-left: #0000FF 2px solid; padding-left: 1ex">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.<div>
<br></div><div>Thank you!</div>
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