jiayuasu opened a new pull request, #835: URL: https://github.com/apache/sedona/pull/835
## Did you read the Contributor Guide? - Yes, I have read [Contributor Rules](https://sedona.apache.org/latest-snapshot/community/rule/) and [Contributor Development Guide](https://sedona.apache.org/latest-snapshot/community/develop/) ## Is this PR related to a JIRA ticket? - Yes, the URL of the associated JIRA ticket is https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SEDONA-281. The PR name follows the format `[SEDONA-281] my subject`. ## What changes were proposed in this PR? ### ST_AreaSpheroid Return the geodesic area of A using WGS84 spheroid. Unit is meter. Works better for large geometries (country level) compared to `ST_Area` + `ST_Transform`. It is equivalent to PostGIS `ST_Area(geography, use_spheroid=true)` function and produces nearly identical results. ### ST_LengthSpheroid Return the geodesic perimeter of A using WGS84 spheroid. Unit is meter. Works better for large geometries (country level) compared to `ST_Length` + `ST_Transform`. It is equivalent to PostGIS `ST_Length(geography, use_spheroid=true)` and `ST_LengthSpheroid` function and produces nearly identical results. ### ST_DistanceSphere Return the haversine / great-circle distance of A using a given earth radius (default radius: 6378137.0). Unit is meter. Works better for large geometries (country level) compared to `ST_Distance` + `ST_Transform`. It is equivalent to PostGIS `ST_Distance(geography, use_spheroid=false)` and `ST_DistanceSphere` function and produces nearly identical results. It provides faster but less accurate result compared to `ST_DistanceSpheroid`. ### ST_DistanceSpheroid Return the geodesic distance of A using WGS84 spheroid. Unit is meter. Works better for large geometries (country level) compared to `ST_Distance` + `ST_Transform`. It is equivalent to PostGIS `ST_Distance(geography, use_spheroid=true)` and `ST_DistanceSpheroid` function and produces nearly identical results. It provides slower but more accurate result compared to `ST_DistanceSphere`. ## How was this patch tested? Added many unit tests. ## Did this PR include necessary documentation updates? - Yes, I am adding a new API. I am using the [current SNAPSHOT version number](https://github.com/apache/sedona/blob/master/pom.xml#L29) in since `vX.Y.Z` format. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
