Name
ST_LineInterpolatePoints — Returns one or more points interpolated along a line.
Synopsis
geometry ST_LineInterpolatePoints(geometry a_linestring, float8 a_fraction, boolean repeat);
Description
Returns one or more points interpolated along a line. First argument must be a LINESTRING. Second argument is a float8 between 0 and 1 representing the spacing between the points as a fraction of total LineString length. If the third argument is false, at most one point will be constructed (the function will be equivalent to ST_LineInterpolatePoint.)
If the result has zero or one points, it will be returned as a POINT. If it has two or more points, it will be returned as a MULTIPOINT.
Availability: 2.5.0
This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.
This function supports M coordinates.
Examples
A linestring with the interpolated points every 20%
--Return points each 20% along a 2D line
SELECT ST_AsText(ST_LineInterpolatePoints('LINESTRING(25 50, 100 125, 150 190)', 0.20))
st_astext
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MULTIPOINT(51.5974135047432 76.5974135047432,78.1948270094864 103.194827009486,104.132163186446 130.37181214238,127.066081593223 160.18590607119,150 190)