[postgis-users] Get the minimum rectangle bounding a geometry

[Alessandro Candini]

On 02/21/2012 03:31 PM, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 03:07:51PM +0100, Alessandro Candini wrote:
>> Hi list.
>>
>> Is there a way to obtain the minimum rectangle containing a geometry?
>>
>> With ST_Envelope I get a rectangle, but is not the one with the
>> minimum area...
> You mean a possibli rotated rectangle ?
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Yeah, exactly.

Maybe I can obtain it using a succession of functions already 
implemented like ST_ConvexHull, ST_ShoortestLine, ST_LongestLine....

But I don't know the algorithm to use, just guessing...

I saw also the routine ST_MinimumBoundingCircle, maybe I need a 
simplified version of that...

Any hints?