[postgis-users] Float 8

[Bob Pawley]

Any suggestions on the form it takes (integer, cooridinate, binary) and how 
it is used with ST_Translate???

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Hermansen" <chris.hermansen at timberline.ca>
To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Float 8


> float8 is double precision, about 14 digits of precision to be precise
> :-) plus a bigger allowable exponent than float4 or single precision.
>
> Bob Pawley wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Would someone please tell me what is meant by float 8 in this
>> function? I know they refere to x, y and z coordinates. (An example
>> would help)
>>
>> ST_Translate(geometry, float8, float8, float8)
>>
>> Bob
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