[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #1987: Results given by ST_Simplify inconsistent between PostGIS 1.5.2 and 2.0.1

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#1987: Results given by ST_Simplify inconsistent between PostGIS 1.5.2 and 2.0.1
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  Reporter:  ChrisInCambo  |       Owner:  pramsey      
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  reopened     
  Priority:  blocker       |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.3
 Component:  postgis       |     Version:  2.0.x        
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  history      
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Comment(by strk):

 Interesting numbers about simplification capability of old (1.5.x aka
 2.0.2) behavior compared with that of new (2.0.1) behavior against a real
 world dataset: ~8k municipalities of italy, rendered in a 256x256 pixel
 image enclosing the whole world.
 https://github.com/Vizzuality/Windshaft-
 cartodb/issues/65#issuecomment-11331573

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