[postgis-users] Re: problem with BOX3D query

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

> From: postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Randy
George
> Sent: 06 May 2006 18:21
> To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
> Subject: [postgis-users] Re: problem with BOX3D query
>
> Hi,
>
>           I’m trying to find my error in a BOX3D query
>
> "PostgreSQL 8.1.2 on i686-pc-mingw32, compiled by GCC gcc.exe (GCC) 3.4.2
(mingw-
> special)" In Windows 2003 environment
>
>            
> SELECT the_geom FROM streets
> WHERE the_geom && SetSRID(’BOX3D(-111.80 33.30 , -111.75
33.35)’::box3d,4269);
>
> Gives ERROR:  syntax error at or near "33.30" at character 72
>
> But identical BOX3D here
> select AsEWKT(SetSRID('BOX3D(-111.80 33.30 , -111.75 33.35)'::box3d,
4269));
> Works fine?
> "SRID=4269;POLYGON((-111.8 33.3,-111.8 33.35,-111.75 33.35,-111.75
33.3,-111.8 33.3))"
>
> Substituting POLYGON
> SELECT the_geom FROM streets
> WHERE the_geom && GeomFromText('POLYGON((-111.8 33.3,-111.8 33.35,-111.75
33.35,-111.75 
> 33.3,-111.8 33.3))',4269)
> Works as expected
>
> As does he simpler LINESTRING bounding box
> SELECT the_geom FROM streets
> WHERE the_geom && GeomFromText('LINESTRING(-111.80 33.30, -111.75
33.35)',4269)
>
> However I’m curious why the BOX3D isn’t working?
>
> Thanks
> Rkgeorge


Hi Randy,

Using PostGIS 1.0.3, I see the following behaviour:

postgis=# SELECT geom FROM osgb_text
postgis-# WHERE geom && SetSRID('BOX3D(-111.80 33.30 , -111.75
33.35)'::box3d,4269);
ERROR:  BOX3D parser - couldnt parse.  It should look like: BOX3D(xmin ymin
zmin,xmax ymax zmax) or BOX3D(xmin ymin,xmax ymax)
postgis=# select postgis_full_version();
                                         postgis_full_version
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------
 POSTGIS="1.0.3" GEOS="2.1.3" PROJ="Rel. 4.4.9, 29 Oct 2004" USE_STATS
DBPROC="0.3.0" RELPROC="0.3.0"
(1 row)

Removing the space before the comma in the BOX3D allows the statement to
execute without problems here. Which version of PostGIS are you using?
(SELECT postgis_full_version()). I wonder if it could be something to do
with the Geometry <-> BOX3D cast used to query the indices.


Kind regards,

Mark.

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