Description

Overlaps, Touches, Within all imply spatial intersection. If any of the aforementioned returns true, then the geometries also spatially intersect. Disjoint implies false for spatial intersection.

Availability: 2.0.0

	This function call will automatically include a bounding box comparison that will make use of any indexes that are available on the geometries.

	In order to take advantage of support for TINS, you need to enable the SFCGAL backend. This can be done at session time with: set postgis.backend = sfcgal; or at the database or system level. Database level can be done with ALTER DATABASE gisdb SET postgis.backend = sfcgal;.

This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.

This function supports Polyhedral surfaces.

This function supports Triangles and Triangulated Irregular Network Surfaces (TIN).

This method is also provided by SFCGAL backend.

This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM 3: ?

Geometry Examples

SELECT ST_3DIntersects(pt, line), ST_Intersects(pt,line)
	FROM (SELECT 'POINT(0 0 2)'::geometry As pt,
		'LINESTRING (0 0 1, 0 2 3 )'::geometry As line) As foo;
 st_3dintersects | st_intersects
-----------------+---------------
 f               | t
(1 row)
		

TIN Examples

set postgis.backend = sfcgal;
SELECT ST_3DIntersects('TIN(((0 0,1 0,0 1,0 0)))'::geometry, 'POINT(.1 .1)'::geometry);
 st_3dintersects
-----------------
 t

See Also

ST_Intersects