Maybe you could try with a more powerfull langage, like PL-R. You would probably find some already existing useful brick for what you want to do.
Cheers, Rémi-C 2013/12/5 Martin Davis <mtncl...@telus.net> > Is there an existing function to do this? No. > Is it easy to write such a function? No, not if > > http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.47.3370&rep=rep1&type=pdf > > is the simplest algorithm for solving this problem in general terms. > > An interesting problem, though. Would be useful for labelling purposes. > > > On 12/4/2013 2:06 AM, tommaso wrote: > >> Hello, I need to calculate the biggest rectangle which is contained >> within another polygon. A sort of inner envelope or inner bounding box. >> I found this interesting article: http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~ >> athens/cs507/Projects/2003/DanielSud/ >> Is it possible in Postgis? >> >> I have attached a picture with a example of what I need. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >
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