I would have separate records for each point, which have a path_id, which would 
perhaps be your current table? Don't duplicate data, just use associations.

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Pat

On 12/08/2011, at 5:36 PM, zackham wrote:

> Thanks for the quick response!
> 
> Would that require inserting duplicates of all records, with the only
> difference being the lat/lng? Feels odd doubling my data set but I am
> new to Sphinx and unfamiliar with the implications.
> 
> On Aug 12, 4:37 am, Pat Allan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Sphinx only comprehends a single lat/lng value for a document/record - so, 
>> you'll need a record for each point you want to match on. You could then 
>> have a path_id for each point, and group by point_id - thus ensuring only 
>> one record per point.
>> 
>> --
>> Pat
>> 
>> On 12/08/2011, at 3:09 AM, zackham wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> We are implementing a search of paths where direction of the path is
>>> not relevant.  The paths can be pretty long (hundreds of miles or
>>> more) so when we search for a path proximate to a particular location,
>>> we need to look at the start and end points of the paths and only use
>>> the more proximate of the two points for sorting/ranking.  Any ideas
>>> how this can be accomplished?
>> 
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