On 2010-01-22 19:05, tommy408 wrote:
How can I get a point at a certain distance and degree from another point.
For example 10 meter distance to another point at 45 degrees.
You could also use some simple trigonometry with ST_Translate().
For example, consider 'geom' at (100 100), and a point 12 units away 30
degrees from the x-axis (math style with CCW direction .. or a
geographic bearing of 60 degrees CW from North).
SELECT AsEWKT(ST_Translate(geom, cos(rad)*dist, sin(rad)*dist))
FROM (select ST_MakePoint(100, 100) as geom, 12 as dist, 30*2*pi()/360
as rad) AS foo;
POINT(110.392304845413 106)
Or your example from (0 0) using a math-style angle:
SELECT AsEWKT(ST_Translate(geom, cos(rad)*dist, sin(rad)*dist))
FROM (select ST_MakePoint(0, 0) as geom, 10 as dist, 45*2*pi()/360 as
rad) AS foo;
POINT(7.07106781186548 7.07106781186547)
This could easily be turned into a PL/pgSQL function if you require it
frequently. Also, be aware of the geographic versus mathematics
definition of angles, since they have opposite rotations and start 90
degrees from each other.
-Mike
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