[postgis-devel] ST_PointOnSurface calculation

[Martin Davis]

I've updated the manual page:
https://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/ST_PointOnSurface.html

Any further suggestions?  (Diagrams would be good, I know)

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 10:15 PM Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> the description of the function is scanty. I always assumed it
> calculated the point within a polygon closest to the centorid, but I
> read it may not be so:
>
> https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/76498/how-is-st-pointonsurface-calculated
> Is this confirmed?
> In case, I suggest describing it in the manpage.
> Thanks for any clarification.
> Cheers.
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