[postgis-users] st_closespoint weridness

[Sandro Santilli]

On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 11:07:47PM +0100, Dave Potts wrote:
> 
> Martin Davis wrote:
> > If the point is inside the polygon, the distance between them is 0.
> Hmm  I do not understand, then nearest point should be along the boundary
> of the polygon.

That's the nearest point on the boundary you're looking for,
not the nearest point on the polygon.

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