Chapter 9. Geometry relationships
This chapter covers:
Bounding boxes
Intersections
Relationships
The meaning of equality
The Dimensionally Extended 9-Intersection Matrix (DE-9IM)
As the old saying goes, “No man is an island,” and the same holds true for geometries. In prior chapters, we described geometries in isolation. Going forward, we’ll no longer entertain ourselves with one geometry at a time. The richness and power of spatial queries come to light when you start working with more than a singleton.
If we liken geometries to tables, an SQL query that queries a single table can only go so far. It’s when you have join operations at your disposal that things become interesting. Mastering join operations is what separates the casual database ...
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