[postgis-users] optimize query

[Paul Ramsey]

Never buffer to return a boolean, it's a waste of CPU cycles (though 
since you are only buffering one point, it's not harmful in this case).

select
   freguesia,
   distance(geomfromtext('POINT(-9.17266 38.68783)',4326),f.geometry) as 
thedist
from
   warped_freguesias as f
WHERE
   f.geometry &&
   expand(geomfromtext('POINT(-9.17266 8.68783)',4326), 0.016)
order by thedist

limit 1;



Pedro Doria Meunier wrote:
> select freguesia, distance(geomfromtext('POINT(-9.17266 
> 38.68783)',4326),f.geometry) as thedist
> 
> from warped_freguesias as f
> 
> WHERE f.geometry && buffer(geomfromtext('POINT(-9.17266 
> 38.68783)',4326), 0.016)
> 

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