Name
ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints — Returns a version of a geometry with duplicate points removed.
Synopsis
geometry ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints(geometry geom, float8 tolerance = 0.0);
Description
Returns a version of the given geometry with duplicate consecutive points removed. The function processes only (Multi)LineStrings, (Multi)Polygons and MultiPoints but it can be called with any kind of geometry. Elements of GeometryCollections are processed individually. The endpoints of LineStrings are preserved.
If a non-zero tolerance parameter is provided, vertices within the tolerance distance
of one another are considered to be duplicates.
The distance is computed in 2D (XY plane).
Enhanced: 3.2.0
Availability: 2.2.0
This function supports Polyhedral surfaces.
This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.
Examples
SELECT ST_AsText( ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints( 'MULTIPOINT ((1 1), (2 2), (3 3), (2 2))')); ------------------------- MULTIPOINT(1 1,2 2,3 3)
SELECT ST_AsText( ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints( 'LINESTRING (0 0, 0 0, 1 1, 0 0, 1 1, 2 2)')); --------------------------------- LINESTRING(0 0,1 1,0 0,1 1,2 2)
Example: Collection elements are processed individually.
SELECT ST_AsText( ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints( 'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION (LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2, 2 2, 3 3), POINT (4 4), POINT (4 4), POINT (5 5))')); ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(LINESTRING(1 1,2 2,3 3),POINT(4 4),POINT(4 4),POINT(5 5))
Example: Repeated point removal with a distance tolerance.
SELECT ST_AsText( ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints( 'LINESTRING (0 0, 0 0, 1 1, 5 5, 1 1, 2 2)', 2)); ------------------------- LINESTRING(0 0,5 5,2 2)