A temporal value can be converted into a compatible type using the notation CAST(ttype1 AS ttype2) or ttype1::ttype2.
Convert a temporal value to a bounding box
ttype::tstzspan
tnumber::{numspan,tbox}
tpoint::stbox
SELECT tint '[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03]'::tstzspan; -- [2001-01-01, 2001-01-03] SELECT ttext '(A@2001-01-01, B@2001-01-03, C@2001-01-05]'::tstzspan; -- (2001-01-01, 2001-01-05] SELECT tgeompoint '[Point(1 1)@2001-01-01, Point(3 3)@2001-01-03]'::tstzspan; -- [2001-01-01, 2001-01-03]
SELECT tint '[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03]'::intspan; -- [1, 3) SELECT tfloat '(1@2001-01-01, 3@2001-01-03, 2@2001-01-05]'::floatspan; -- (1, 3] SELECT tfloat 'Interp=Step;(1@2001-01-01, 3@2001-01-03, 2@2001-01-05]'::floatspan; -- [1, 3]
SELECT tint '[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03]'::tbox; -- TBOXINT XT((1,2),[2001-01-01,2001-01-03]) SELECT tfloat '(1@2001-01-01, 3@2001-01-03, 2@2001-01-05]'::tbox; -- TBOXFLOAT XT((1,3),[2001-01-01,2001-01-05]) SELECT tgeompoint '[Point(1 1)@2001-01-01, Point(3 3)@2001-01-03]'::stbox; -- STBOX XT(((1,1),(3,3)),[2001-01-01, 2001-01-03]) SELECT tgeogpoint '[Point(1 1)@2001-01-01, Point(3 3)@2001-01-03]'::stbox; -- SRID=4326;GEODSTBOX XT(((1,1),(3,3)),[2001-01-01, 2001-01-03 00:00:00+01]) SELECT tgeogpoint '[Point(1 1 1)@2001-01-01, Point(3 3 3)@2001-01-03]'::stbox; -- SRID=4326;GEODSTBOX ZT(((1,1,1),(3,3,3)),[2001-01-01, 2001-01-03])
Convert between a temporal integer and a temporal float
tint::tfloat
tfloat::tint
SELECT tint '[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03]'::tfloat; -- Interp=Step;[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03] SELECT tint '[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03, 3@2001-01-05]'::tfloat; -- Interp=Step;[1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03, 3@2001-01-05] SELECT tfloat 'Interp=Step;[1.5@2001-01-01, 2.5@2001-01-03]'::tint; -- [1@2001-01-01, 2@2001-01-03] SELECT tfloat '[1.5@2001-01-01, 2.5@2001-01-03]'::tint; -- ERROR: Cannot cast temporal float with linear interpolation to temporal integer
Convert a temporal geometry point to a temporal geography point
tgeompoint::tgeogpoint
tgeogpoint::tgeompoint
SELECT asText((tgeompoint '[Point(0 0)@2001-01-01, Point(0 1)@2001-01-02)')::tgeogpoint);
-- {[POINT(0 0)@2001-01-01, POINT(0 1)@2001-01-02)}
SELECT asText((tgeogpoint 'Point(0 0)@2001-01-01')::tgeompoint);
-- {POINT(0 0)@2001-01-01}
A common way to store temporal points in PostGIS is to represent them as geometries of type LINESTRING M and use the M dimension to encode timestamps as seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00. These time-enhanced geometries, called trajectories, can be validated with the function ST_IsValidTrajectory to verify that the M value is growing from each vertex to the next. Trajectories can be manipulated with the functions ST_ClosestPointOfApproach, ST_DistanceCPA, and ST_CPAWithin. Temporal point values can be converted to/from PostGIS trajectories.
Convert between a temporal point and a PostGIS trajectory
tpoint::geo
geo::tpoint
SELECT ST_AsText((tgeompoint 'Point(0 0)@2001-01-01')::geometry);
-- POINT M (0 0 978307200)
SELECT ST_AsText((tgeompoint '{Point(0 0)@2001-01-01, Point(1 1)@2001-01-02,
Point(1 1)@2001-01-03}')::geometry);
-- MULTIPOINT M (0 0 978307200,1 1 978393600,1 1 978480000)"
SELECT ST_AsText((tgeompoint '[Point(0 0)@2001-01-01, Point(1 1)@2001-01-02)')::geometry);
-- LINESTRING M (0 0 978307200,1 1 978393600)
SELECT ST_AsText((tgeompoint '{[Point(0 0)@2001-01-01, Point(1 1)@2001-01-02),
[Point(1 1)@2001-01-03, Point(1 1)@2001-01-04),
[Point(1 1)@2001-01-05, Point(0 0)@2001-01-06)}')::geometry);
/* MULTILINESTRING M ((0 0 978307200,1 1 978393600),(1 1 978480000,1 1 978566400),
(1 1 978652800,0 0 978739200)) */
SELECT ST_AsText((tgeompoint '{[Point(0 0)@2001-01-01, Point(1 1)@2001-01-02),
[Point(1 1)@2001-01-03],
[Point(1 1)@2001-01-05, Point(0 0)@2001-01-06)}')::geometry);
/* GEOMETRYCOLLECTION M (LINESTRING M (0 0 978307200,1 1 978393600),
POINT M (1 1 978480000),LINESTRING M (1 1 978652800,0 0 978739200)) */
SELECT asText(geometry 'LINESTRING M (0 0 978307200,0 1 978393600,
1 1 978480000)'::tgeompoint);
-- [POINT(0 0)@2001-01-01, POINT(0 1)@2001-01-02, POINT(1 1)@2001-01-03];
SELECT asText(geometry 'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION M (LINESTRING M (0 0 978307200,1 1 978393600),
POINT M (1 1 978480000),LINESTRING M (1 1 978652800,0 0 978739200))'::tgeompoint);
/* {[POINT(0 0)@2001-01-01, POINT(1 1)@2001-01-02], [POINT(1 1)@2001-01-03],
[POINT(1 1)@2001-01-05, POINT(0 0)@2001-01-06]} */