[postgis-users] Request to develop st_pointonsurface variant to output a random point (not an arbitrary one)

[Luis Carrasco]

Thanks Steven!

I think that puts me in the right direction.

Best regards,

Luis

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Stephen V. Mather <
svm at clevelandmetroparks.com> wrote:

>  You might look to this post:
>
>
> http://sorokine.blogspot.com/2011/05/postgis-function-for-random-point.html
>
>  Best,
> Steve
>
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> *From:* postgis-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [
> postgis-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of Luis Carrasco [
> leca00 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 29, 2013 1:53 PM
> *To:* postgis-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* [postgis-users] Request to develop st_pointonsurface variant
> to output a random point (not an arbitrary one)
>
>  Hello,
>
> This is more of a wishlist item. I've tried using st_pointonsurface as
> part of a point geomasking routine but all the points I get follow the same
> pattern of angle and direction. Could a new function be integrated into
> postgis where the output point has a random location within a surface? I'm
> solving my problem by using a different approach for my purposes which ends
> being a little more complicated (therefore, this request), but I think
> returning a true random point could help other colleagues as well when
> working with a large dataset.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Luis
>
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>    Luis Eduardo Carrasco, Ph.D.
> Spatial Analyst
> Health & Spatial Analysis Unit
> State Center for Health Statistics &
> UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
> Department of Health and Human Services
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