[postgis-users] st_length problem

[Denis Rouzaud]

What you wrote did also a cast to geography. You should take Nicklas' 
advise as it is much more easy to read, and probably more efficient.

Denis


On 03/22/2012 11:42 AM, Ed Linde wrote:
> I think I fixed it using the following: Maybe someone can confirm its ok?
>
> select     o.osm_id,
>     ST_AsText(ST_Transform(o.way,4326)),
>     ST_Length( ST_GeographyFromText( ST_AsText(ST_Transform(o.way,4326))))
> from     planet_osm_line o
> where     o.highway is not null;
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Ed Linde <edolinde at gmail.com 
> <mailto:edolinde at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have a feeling that these could be lat/long degrees
>     differences... but is there a way to get the length of the road
>     segments in meters please?
>
>
>     On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Ed Linde <edolinde at gmail.com
>     <mailto:edolinde at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi All,
>         Am trying to measure the length of road segments from OSM (open street map) and getting some weird values. Is this in meters? If so its too small.
>
>
>         Is my query right?
>
>
>         select o.osm_id,ST_AsText(ST_Transform(o.way,4326)),ST_Length(ST_Transform(o.way,4326))
>         from planet_osm_line o
>         where o.highway isnot  null;
>
>
>         26781954;"LINESTRING(12.4488377563054 55.7052298677097,12.4475093276633 55.7050849548856,12.4459445522699 55.7049392822841,12.444526741257 55.7048546522258,12.4432355926991 55.7048141593102,12.4415570905907 55.7047361597132,12.439932936557 55.7046743571964,12.4383072553874 55.7046393812816,12.4376592107414 55.704619792731)";0.*0112000095550213*
>
>         26487076;"LINESTRING(12.4376603785513 55.7323555892184,12.4377151757836 55.7341099847101,12.4377174215718 55.734184081729,12.4377245182625 55.7344121883925,12.4377250572517 55.7344266536481)";0.*00207207442718709*
>
>         114383319;"LINESTRING(12.4378901676009 55.7615479714339,12.4377832680821 55.7617575712814,12.4376867890206 55.7619467509818)";*0.**000447647154409751*
>
>
>         cheers,
>         Ed
>
>
>
>
>
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