ST_LineCrossingDirection — Returns a number indicating the crossing behavior of two LineStrings
integer ST_LineCrossingDirection(
geometry linestringA, geometry linestringB)
;
Given two linestrings returns an integer between -3 and 3 indicating what kind of crossing behavior exists between them. 0 indicates no crossing. This is only supported for LINESTRING
s.
The crossing number has the following meaning:
0: LINE NO CROSS
-1: LINE CROSS LEFT
1: LINE CROSS RIGHT
-2: LINE MULTICROSS END LEFT
2: LINE MULTICROSS END RIGHT
-3: LINE MULTICROSS END SAME FIRST LEFT
3: LINE MULTICROSS END SAME FIRST RIGHT
Availability: 1.4
Example: LINE CROSS LEFT and LINE CROSS RIGHT
SELECT ST_LineCrossingDirection(lineA, lineB) As A_cross_B, ST_LineCrossingDirection(lineB, lineA) As B_cross_A FROM (SELECT ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(25 169,89 114,40 70,86 43)') As lineA, ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING (20 140, 71 74, 161 53)') As lineB ) As foo; A_cross_B | B_cross_A -----------+----------- -1 | 1
Example: LINE MULTICROSS END SAME FIRST LEFT and LINE MULTICROSS END SAME FIRST RIGHT
SELECT ST_LineCrossingDirection(lineA, lineB) As A_cross_B, ST_LineCrossingDirection(lineB, lineA) As B_cross_A FROM (SELECT ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(25 169,89 114,40 70,86 43)') As lineA, ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(171 154,20 140,71 74,161 53)') As lineB ) As foo; A_cross_B | B_cross_A -----------+----------- 3 | -3
Example: LINE MULTICROSS END LEFT and LINE MULTICROSS END RIGHT
SELECT ST_LineCrossingDirection(lineA, lineB) As A_cross_B, ST_LineCrossingDirection(lineB, lineA) As B_cross_A FROM (SELECT ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(25 169,89 114,40 70,86 43)') As lineA, ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(5 90, 71 74, 20 140, 171 154)') As lineB ) As foo; A_cross_B | B_cross_A -----------+----------- -2 | 2
Example: Finds all streets that cross
SELECT s1.gid, s2.gid, ST_LineCrossingDirection(s1.geom, s2.geom) FROM streets s1 CROSS JOIN streets s2 ON (s1.gid != s2.gid AND s1.geom && s2.geom ) WHERE ST_LineCrossingDirection(s1.geom, s2.geom) > 0;