[PostGIS] #5915: ST_LineLocatePoint returns incorrect result with Geography input and use_spheroid = false
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Wed May 28 19:10:52 PDT 2025
#5915: ST_LineLocatePoint returns incorrect result with Geography input and
use_spheroid = false
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Reporter: dmyzl | Owner: pramsey
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: medium | Milestone: PostGIS 3.5.4
Component: postgis | Version: 3.5.x
Keywords: ST_LineLocatePoint |
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When passing Geography to `ST_LineLocatePoint`, and setting the third
parameter to use a standard sphere (`use_spheroid = false`), the function
returns an incorrect result:
{{{
select ST_LineLocatePoint(ST_GeogFromText('linestring(0 5,0 1,0 -3,0
-5)'), ST_GeogFromText('point(5 0)'), true);
-- return: 0.5
select ST_LineLocatePoint(ST_GeogFromText('linestring(0 5,0 1,0 -3,0
-5)'), ST_GeogFromText('point(5 0)'), false);
-- return: 0
}}}
postgis_full_version:
{{{
POSTGIS="3.5.3 0" [EXTENSION] PGSQL="170" GEOS="3.13.1-CAPI-1.19.2"
SFCGAL="SFCGAL 1.5.0, CGAL 5.6, BOOST 1.74.0" PROJ="9.3.1
NETWORK_ENABLED=OFF URL_ENDPOINT=https://cdn.proj.org
USER_WRITABLE_DIRECTORY=/home/yzl/.local/share/proj
DATABASE_PATH=/home/yzl/project/build_pg_postgis/proj-9.3.1/tmp_install/share/proj/proj.db"
(compiled against PROJ 9.3.1) GDAL="GDAL 3.7.2, released 2023/09/05"
LIBXML="2.9.13" LIBJSON="0.17" LIBPROTOBUF="1.3.3" WAGYU="0.5.0
(Internal)" (core procs from "3.5.2 dea6d0a" need upgrade) TOPOLOGY
(topology procs from "3.5.2 dea6d0a" need upgrade) RASTER (raster procs
from "3.5.2 dea6d0a" need upgrade) (sfcgal procs from "3.5.2 dea6d0a" need
upgrade)
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/5915>
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