Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #9758: boost::geometry::index::rtree does not compile with CoordinateSystem geographic<

awulkiew — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:29:13 GMT

In 1.56 the geometry::comparable_distance() is used by the nearest query. After adding the support for geographic CS in this algorithm the rtree should work automatically.

type changed

awulkiew — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:30:16 GMT

type Bugs → Feature Requests

djh — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:46:31 GMT

Is there a workaround in the meantime?

That is how do I tell Boost.Geometry to derive the distance between two points in the geographic coordinate system? From an implementation standpoint, I think this should be easily doable using e.g. the Haversine formula.

Is there a quick fix that lets the RTree work with (longitude, latitude)-pairs or similar in the geographical coordinate system?

awulkiew — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:26:59 GMT

If haversine distance is good for you, instead of geographic CS you could use spherical_equatorial.

anonymous — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 07:12:34 GMT

You need a point to MBR distance: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-40235-7_9