\set ON_ERROR_STOP on SET plpgsql.extra_errors TO 'all'; drop function if exists detect_bends; -- detect_bends detects bends using the inflection angles. It does not do corrections. create or replace function detect_bends(line geometry, OUT bends geometry[]) as $$ declare pi real; p geometry; p1 geometry; p2 geometry; p3 geometry; bend geometry; prev_sign int4; cur_sign int4; begin pi = radians(180); -- the last vertex is iterated over twice, because the algorithm uses 3 vertices -- to calculate the angle between them. -- -- Given 3 vertices p1, p2, p3: -- -- p1___ ... -- / -- ... _____/ -- p3 p2 -- -- When looping over the line, p1 will be head (lead) vertex, p2 will be the -- measured angle, and p3 will be trailing. The line that will be added to -- the bend will always be [p3,p2]. -- So once the p1 becomes the last vertex, the loop terminates, and the -- [p2,p1] line will not have a chance to be added. So the loop adds the last -- vertex twice, so it has a chance to become p2, and be added to the bend. -- for p in ( (select geom from st_dumppoints(line) order by path[1] asc) union all (select geom from st_dumppoints(line) order by path[1] desc limit 1) ) loop p3 = p2; p2 = p1; p1 = p; if p3 is null then continue; end if; cur_sign = sign(pi - st_angle(p1, p2, p2, p3)); if bend is null then bend = st_makeline(p3, p2); else bend = st_linemerge(st_union(bend, st_makeline(p3, p2))); end if; if prev_sign + cur_sign = 0 then if bend is not null then bends = bends || bend; end if; bend = st_makeline(p3, p2); end if; prev_sign = cur_sign; end loop; -- the last line may be lost if there is no "final" inflection angle. Add it. if (select count(1) >= 2 from st_dumppoints(bend)) then bends = bends || bend; end if; end $$ language plpgsql; -- fix_gentle_inflections moves bend endpoints following "Gentle Inflection at -- End of a Bend" section. -- -- The text does not specify how many vertices can be "adjusted"; it can -- equally be one or many. This function is adjusting many, as long as the -- commulative inflection angle is less than pi/6 (30 deg). create or replace function fix_gentle_inflections(INOUT bends geometry[]) as $$ declare prev_bend geometry; bend geometry; p geometry; p1 geometry; p2 geometry; p3 geometry; begin foreach bend in array bends loop if prev_bend is null then prev_bend = bend; continue; end if; -- Predicate: two bends will always share an edge. Assuming (A,B,C,D,E,F) -- is a bend: -- C________D -- / \ -- \________/ \_______/ -- A B E F -- -- Then edges (A,B) and (E,F) are shared with the neighboring bends. -- -- -- Assume this curve: -- -- A______B -- ---' `---.___. E -- C D | -- _I | -- '---.________ | -- H G'---+ F -- -- After processing the curve following the definition of a bend, the bend -- [A-G] would be detected. Assuming inflection point G and H are "small", -- the bend would be extended by two edges to [A,I]. for p in (select geom from st_dumppoints(prev_bend) order by path[1] desc) loop p3 = p2; p2 = p1; p1 = p; if p3 is null then continue; end if; -- (p2, p1) is shared with the current bend. end loop; prev_bend = bend; end loop; end $$ language plpgsql;