[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #576: 3d distance functions

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#576: 3d distance functions
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 Reporter:  nicklas      |       Owner:  nicklas      
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned     
 Priority:  medium       |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis      |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment(by havatv):

 Replying to [comment:9 robe]:
 > Thanks.  I guess we should follow the standard as much as we can even
 though I don't like that aocnvention very much.  So does that mean all our
 functions should be like
 >
 > ST_3DInterects, ST_3DDistance (instead of ST_Distance3D) ?

 Since these new functions are not (yet) SQL/MM Spatial functions, I think
 it would be better to avoid using names that we expect could be used in
 SQL/MM Spatial in the future.  This way we won't have future problems with
 different parameters or different sequences of parameters in PostGIS and
 SQL/MM spatial functions with the same name.

 I am also still against using the ST_ prefix for functions that are not
 included in SQL/MM Spatial - it is an unnecessary source of confusion.
 ST_ should be reserved for SQL/MM Spatial functions, and we should find
 another prefix for PostGIS functions.  But this is probably a lost
 fight... ;-)

 Håvard Tveite

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