[postgis-users] How to add circle to Postgis database?
Gustavo Henrique Sberze Ribas
gribas at cpqd.com.br
Wed Mar 7 07:55:01 PST 2007
> hi i get this data and don't know hove add this to postgis
> database what type of geometry it is (MULTILINESTRING,POLYGON)?
>
> center-X: -87.69581735217052,
> center-Y: 43.75183840008278
> Radius: 0.007124880185134723
You can use the 'buffer' function to create a polygon that resembles a
circle.
Ex:
select buffer('POINT(-87.69581735217052
43.75183840008278)',0.007124880185134723);
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Gustavo
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