Name
ST_DistanceCPA — Returns the distance between closest points of approach in two trajectories.
Synopsis
float8 ST_DistanceCPA(geometry track1, geometry track2);
Description
Returns the minimum distance two moving objects have ever been each-other. Inputs must be valid trajectories as checked by ST_IsValidTrajectory. Null is returned if the trajectories do not overlap on the M range.
Availability: 2.2.0
This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.
Examples
-- Return the minimum distance of two objects moving between 10:00 and 11:00
WITH inp AS ( SELECT
ST_AddMeasure('LINESTRING Z (0 0 0, 10 0 5)'::geometry,
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 10:00'::timestamptz),
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 11:00'::timestamptz)
) a,
ST_AddMeasure('LINESTRING Z (0 2 10, 12 1 2)'::geometry,
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 10:00'::timestamptz),
extract(epoch from '2015-05-26 11:00'::timestamptz)
) b
)
SELECT ST_DistanceCPA(a,b) distance FROM inp;
distance
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1.96036833151395