#29302: Support for MySQL's (>=5.6.1) accurate spatial functions
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Reporter: Shiv Baishya | Owner: nobody
Type: New feature | Status: new
Component: GIS | Version: 1.11
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: MySQL GEOS Spatial | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Description changed by Shiv Baishya:
Old description:
> MySQL >=5.6.1 support accurate spatial functions, a.k.a,
> [https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/spatial-function-reference.html
> ST_ functions]. Django 1.11 still uses MySQL's old MBR (minimum bounding
> rectangle) functions.
> \\
> I am willing to migrate my
> [https://github.com/shiviser/django/tree/1.9.2_ST_build patch for django
> 1.9.2] to django 1.11 and create a pull request.
> \\
> Here is an elaborated [https://www.percona.com/blog/2013/10/21/using-the-
> new-mysql-spatial-functions-5-6-for-geo-enabled-applications/ article] on
> the advantages of the new MySQL's **ST_ functions**.
> \\
> **Related tickets**
> * https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/22423
> * https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27574
New description:
MySQL >=5.6.1 support accurate spatial functions, a.k.a,
[https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/spatial-function-reference.html
ST_ functions]. Django 1.11 still uses MySQL's old MBR (minimum bounding
rectangle) functions.
\\
I am willing to migrate my
[https://github.com/shiviser/django/tree/1.9.2_ST_build patch for django
1.9.2] to django 1.11 and create a pull request.
\\
Here is an elaborated [https://www.percona.com/blog/2013/10/21/using-the-
new-mysql-spatial-functions-5-6-for-geo-enabled-applications/ article] on
the advantages of the new MySQL's **ST_ functions**.
\\
**Related tickets**
* https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/22423 (4 years old, is anyone
working on this?)
* https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27574
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