Thanks, Paul, I have a database of country borders. If the point lies within a particular border then the query will return country-specific information. If the point doesn't lie within a border then I would like to return some default information.
Mike On May 26, 2011, at 12:42 PM, Paul Ramsey wrote: > Nope, there isn't. In fact, such a thing will give us the shakes as > our code for determining in/out status of an object depends on first > being able to generate one point that is definitively outside the > containing area. Maybe there is some other way to skin your cat, what > is the higher level problem you are trying to solve? > > P. > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Michael Welter <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Using type GEOGRAPHY, is there a polygon such that ST_COVERS(Polygon,Point) >> returns true for every point? Something like -180˚ to +180˚ longitude and >> -90˚ to +90˚ latitude? >> >> Thanks, >> >> _______________________________________________ >> postgis-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
