[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #566: ST_IsValid fails with empty polygons

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#566: ST_IsValid fails with empty polygons
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 Reporter:  fcaa     |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 1.5.2
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  1.5.X        
 Keywords:           |  
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 Using PostGIS 1.5.1 on PostgreSQL 8.4.

 ST_IsValid returns false for empty polygons stored from EWKB.
 Example:

 {{{
 select the_geom, st_asewkt(the_geom), st_isempty(the_geom) from table
 limit 1

 "01030000208610000000000000";"SRID=4230;POLYGON EMPTY";f
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/566>
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