[postgis-devel] [postgis-users] Is there a reason we don't have an ST_Intersection aggregate function

[Rémi Cura]

sorry was sent too early


2014-09-01 15:18 GMT+02:00 Rémi Cura <remi.cura at gmail.com>:

> Hey,
> I think you misunderstood me,
> of course array of geom are not a replacement of proper use of aggregate.
> It's just that in some case you cannot do with aggregate and array
> function are very usefull, or the only solution.
> (example :
> WITH A AS (
> SELECT geom1,geom2,geom3,geom4 ..
> )
>
SELECT ST_UNion (ARRAY[geom1,geom2,..])

Cheers,
Rémi-c

>
>
> 2014-09-01 14:39 GMT+02:00 Paragon Corporation <lr at pcorp.us>:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>  >  What I target is not the unioning between the layers but inside the
>> same layer. The problem is the same -> to do something with more than two
>> geometries involved.
>>
>>
>>  >  Adding aggregates is really less a priority than adding support for
>> >
>> ARRAY[geom1,geom2,geom3...] for the relevant functions.
>> >
>> > Are you sure that the planner and indexes will manage arrays better?
>>
>> The reason I was thinking an array of aggregates is not as useful as an
>> ST_Intersection aggregate is that as you intersect geometries you are using
>> less memory rather than more
>> with array you'd have to accumulate them first.
>>
>> It really is a sequential thing.
>>
>> That is not to say the ARRAY version isn't useful, but if you have a
>> bunch of geometries and then have to array them to get an intersection,
>> then it would be slower.
>> I could be wrong on that of course. Paul and Nicklas can correct me on
>> that since they are more familiar with the innards.
>>
>> I have on occasion come into the situation where the things I want to get
>> intersection of are in separate rows rather than separate layers and it is
>> a tad bit annoying to work around it. Doesn't come up often though.
>>
>> Now with 9.4 coming with the FILTER syntax now makes the across rows much
>> easier if I actually had an ST_Intersection aggregate that could take
>> advantage of it.
>>
>>   >  Yes, I guess you are right that it would be possible to write a
>> function that does the job from a collection
>>
>>  >  But the function will have to do the same thing. To calculate a
>> result from 2 polygons, then use the resulting polygon for calculation
>> against the third polygon and so on. Just like an aggregate function works.
>>
>> I actually hadn't thought of our ST_UnaryUnion
>> http://postgis.net/docs/manual-2.1/ST_UnaryUnion.html  equivalent of
>> ST_Intersection  which is what I think Nicklas is talking about here.  That
>> would be useful as well.
>> That introduces another question though?
>>
>> Would an ST_Intersection aggregate double as an ST_UnaryIntersection?
>> or we just keep them separate.
>>
>> I would say keep them separate so that we have a parallel with
>> ST_UnaryUnion and also you can use it NOT as an aggregate to satisfy the
>> array like need.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Regina
>>
>>
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