[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3715: ST_Segmentize(geography) fails over the poles

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Mon Feb 20 06:34:59 PST 2017


#3715: ST_Segmentize(geography) fails over the poles
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 Reporter:  pramsey  |      Owner:  pramsey
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  medium   |  Milestone:  PostGIS 2.4.0
Component:  postgis  |    Version:  trunk
 Keywords:           |
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 {{{
 select st_astext(st_segmentize('linestring(-90 -80, 90 -80)'::geography,
 10000));
 }}}
 returns
 {{{
 LINESTRING(-90 -80,3.98389837730904e-308 1.2699287621652e-312,90 -80)
 }}}
 Not sure if this is a result of the "fixes" done or if it's always been
 this way.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3715>
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