PostGIS 2.1 Raster Cheat Sheet 2.1.

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PostGIS 2.1 Raster Cheatsheet

New in this release 1 Enhanced in this release 2 Requires GEOS 3.3 or higherg3.3 2.5/3D support3d SQL-MMmm Supports geography G

Raster Support Data types

geomval A spatial datatype with two fields - geom (holding a geometry object) and val (holding a double precision pixel value from a raster band).
addbandarg A composite type used as input into the ST_AddBand function defining the attributes and initial value of the new band.
rastbandarg A composite type for use when needing to express a raster and a band index of that raster.
raster raster spatial data type.
reclassarg A composite type used as input into the ST_Reclass function defining the behavior of reclassification.
unionarg A composite type used as input into the ST_Union function defining the bands to be processed and behavior of the UNION operation.

Raster Management
AddRasterConstraints Adds raster constraints to a loaded raster table for a specific column that constrains spatial ref, scaling, blocksize, alignment, bands, band type
and a flag to denote if raster column is regularly blocked. The table must be loaded with data for the constraints to be inferred. Returns true of the constraint setting was
accomplished and if issues a notice.

1. rasttable, rastcolumn, srid, scale_x, scale_y, blocksize_x, blocksize_y, same_alignment, regular_blocking,

num_bands=true, pixel_types=true, nodata_values=true, out_db=true, extent=true
2. rasttable, rastcolumn, VARIADIC constraints
3. rastschema, rasttable, rastcolumn, VARIADIC constraints
4. rastschema, rasttable, rastcolumn, srid=true, scale_x=true, scale_y=true, blocksize_x=true, blocksize_y=true,
same_alignment=true, regular_blocking=false, num_bands=true, pixel_types=true, nodata_values=true, out_db=true,
extent=true

DropRasterConstraints Drops PostGIS raster constraints that refer to a raster table column. Useful if you need to reload data or update your raster column data.

1. rasttable, rastcolumn, srid, scale_x, scale_y, blocksize_x, blocksize_y, same_alignment, regular_blocking,

num_bands=true, pixel_types=true, nodata_values=true, out_db=true, extent=true
2. rastschema, rasttable, rastcolumn, srid=true, scale_x=true, scale_y=true, blocksize_x=true, blocksize_y=true,
same_alignment=true, regular_blocking=false, num_bands=true, pixel_types=true, nodata_values=true, out_db=true,
extent=true
3. rastschema, rasttable, rastcolumn, constraints

PostGIS_Raster_Lib_Build_Date () Reports full raster library build date.

PostGIS_Raster_Lib_Version () Reports full raster version and build configuration infos.
ST_GDALDrivers () Returns a list of raster formats supported by your lib gdal. These are the formats you can output your raster using ST_AsGDALRaster.
UpdateRasterSRID1 Change the SRID of all rasters in the user-specified column and table.

1. schema_name, table_name, column_name, new_srid

2. table_name, column_name, new_srid

Raster Constructors
ST_AddBand2 Returns a raster with the new band(s) of given type added with given initial value in the given index location. If no index is specified, the band is added to
the end.

1. rast, addbandargset
2. rast, pixeltype, initialvalue=0, nodataval=NULL
3. rast, index, pixeltype, initialvalue=0, nodataval=NULL
4. torast, fromrast, fromband=1, torastindex=at_end
5. torast, fromrasts, fromband=1, torastindex=at_end

ST_AsRaster Converts a PostGIS geometry to a PostGIS raster.

1. geom, ref, pixeltype, value=1, nodataval=0, touched=false

2. geom, ref, pixeltype=ARRAY['8BUI'], value=ARRAY[1], nodataval=ARRAY[0], touched=false
3. geom, scalex, scaley, gridx, gridy, pixeltype, value=1, nodataval=0, skewx=0, skewy=0, touched=false
4. geom, scalex, scaley, gridx=NULL, gridy=NULL, pixeltype=ARRAY['8BUI'], value=ARRAY[1], nodataval=ARRAY[0], skewx=0,
skewy=0, touched=false
5. geom, scalex, scaley, pixeltype, value=1, nodataval=0, upperleftx=NULL, upperlefty=NULL, skewx=0, skewy=0,
touched=false
6. geom, scalex, scaley, pixeltype, value=ARRAY[1], nodataval=ARRAY[0], upperleftx=NULL, upperlefty=NULL, skewx=0,
skewy=0, touched=false
7. geom, width, height, gridx, gridy, pixeltype, value=1, nodataval=0, skewx=0, skewy=0, touched=false
8. geom, width, height, gridx=NULL, gridy=NULL, pixeltype=ARRAY['8BUI'], value=ARRAY[1], nodataval=ARRAY[0], skewx=0,
skewy=0, touched=false
9. geom, width, height, pixeltype, value=1, nodataval=0, upperleftx=NULL, upperlefty=NULL, skewx=0, skewy=0, touched=false
10. geom, width, height, pixeltype, value=ARRAY[1], nodataval=ARRAY[0], upperleftx=NULL, upperlefty=NULL, skewx=0, skewy=0,
touched=false

ST_Band Returns one or more bands of an existing raster as a new raster. Useful for building new rasters from existing rasters.

1. rast, nbands = ARRAY[1]

2. rast, nbands, delimiter=,
3. rast, nband

ST_MakeEmptyRaster Returns an empty raster (having no bands) of given dimensions (width & height), upperleft X and Y, pixel size and rotation (scalex, scaley, skewx &
skewy) and reference system (srid). If a raster is passed in, returns a new raster with the same size, alignment and SRID. If srid is left out, the spatial ref is set to unknown
(0).

1. rast
2. width, height, upperleftx, upperlefty, scalex, scaley, skewx, skewy, srid=unknown
3. width, height, upperleftx, upperlefty, pixelsize

ST_Tile1 Returns a set of rasters resulting from the split of the input raster based upon the desired dimensions of the output rasters.

1. rast, nband, width, height, padwithnodata=FALSE, nodataval=NULL

2. rast, nband, width, height, padwithnodata=FALSE, nodataval=NULL
3. rast, width, height, padwithnodata=FALSE, nodataval=NULL

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Raster Accessors
ST_GeoReference (rast, format=GDAL) Returns the georeference meta data in GDAL or ESRI format as commonly seen in a world file. Default is GDAL.
ST_Height (rast) Returns the height of the raster in pixels.
ST_MetaData (rast) Returns basic meta data about a raster object such as pixel size, rotation (skew), upper, lower left, etc.
ST_NumBands (rast) Returns the number of bands in the raster object.
ST_PixelHeight (rast) Returns the pixel height in geometric units of the spatial reference system.
ST_PixelWidth (rast) Returns the pixel width in geometric units of the spatial reference system.
ST_ScaleX (rast) Returns the X component of the pixel width in units of coordinate reference system.
ST_ScaleY (rast) Returns the Y component of the pixel height in units of coordinate reference system.
ST_RasterToWorldCoord1 (rast, xcolumn, yrow) Returns the raster's upper left corner as geometric X and Y (longitude and latitude) given a column and row. Column and
row starts at 1.
ST_RasterToWorldCoordX Returns the geometric X coordinate upper left of a raster, column and row. Numbering of columns and rows starts at 1.

1. rast, xcolumn
2. rast, xcolumn, yrow

ST_RasterToWorldCoordY Returns the geometric Y coordinate upper left corner of a raster, column and row. Numbering of columns and rows starts at 1.

1. rast, yrow
2. rast, xcolumn, yrow

ST_Rotation (rast) Returns the rotation of the raster in radian.

ST_SkewX (rast) Returns the georeference X skew (or rotation parameter).
ST_SkewY (rast) Returns the georeference Y skew (or rotation parameter).
ST_SRID (rast) Returns the spatial reference identifier of the raster as defined in spatial_ref_sys table.
ST_UpperLeftX (rast) Returns the upper left X coordinate of raster in projected spatial ref.
ST_UpperLeftY (rast) Returns the upper left Y coordinate of raster in projected spatial ref.
ST_Width (rast) Returns the width of the raster in pixels.
ST_WorldToRasterCoord1 Returns the upper left corner as column and row given geometric X and Y (longitude and latitude) or a point geometry expressed in the spatial
reference coordinate system of the raster.

1. rast, pt
2. rast, longitude, latitude

ST_WorldToRasterCoordX Returns the column in the raster of the point geometry (pt) or a X and Y world coordinate (xw, yw) represented in world spatial reference
system of raster.

1. rast, pt
2. rast, xw
3. rast, xw, yw

ST_WorldToRasterCoordY Returns the row in the raster of the point geometry (pt) or a X and Y world coordinate (xw, yw) represented in world spatial reference system
of raster.

1. rast, pt
2. rast, xw
3. rast, xw, yw

ST_IsEmpty (rast) Returns true if the raster is empty (width = 0 and height = 0). Otherwise, returns false.

Raster Band Accessors

ST_BandMetaData (rast, bandnum=1) Returns basic meta data for a specific raster band. band num 1 is assumed if none-specified.
ST_BandNoDataValue (rast, bandnum=1) Returns the value in a given band that represents no data. If no band num 1 is assumed.
ST_BandIsNoData Returns true if the band is filled with only nodata values.

1. rast, band, forceChecking=true

2. rast, forceChecking=true

ST_BandPath (rast, bandnum=1) Returns system file path to a band stored in file system. If no bandnum specified, 1 is assumed.
ST_BandPixelType (rast, bandnum=1) Returns the type of pixel for given band. If no bandnum specified, 1 is assumed.
ST_HasNoBand (rast, bandnum=1) Returns true if there is no band with given band number. If no band number is specified, then band number 1 is assumed.

Raster Pixel Accessors and Setters

ST_PixelAsPolygon (rast, columnx, rowy) Returns the polygon geometry that bounds the pixel for a particular row and column.
ST_PixelAsPolygons2 (rast, band=1, exclude_nodata_value=TRUE) Returns the polygon geometry that bounds every pixel of a raster band along with the value, the X and
the Y raster coordinates of each pixel.
ST_PixelAsPoint1 (rast, columnx, rowy) Returns a point geometry of the pixel's upper-left corner.
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ST_PixelAsPoints (rast, band=1, exclude_nodata_value=TRUE) Returns a point geometry for each pixel of a raster band along with the value, the X and the Y raster
coordinates of each pixel. The coordinates of the point geometry are of the pixel's upper-left corner.
ST_PixelAsCentroid1 (rast, columnx, rowy) Returns the centroid (point geometry) of the area represented by a pixel.
ST_PixelAsCentroids1 (rast, band=1, exclude_nodata_value=TRUE) Returns the centroid (point geometry) for each pixel of a raster band along with the value, the X and
the Y raster coordinates of each pixel. The point geometry is the centroid of the area represented by a pixel.
ST_Value Returns the value of a given band in a given columnx, rowy pixel or at a particular geometric point. Band numbers start at 1 and assumed to be 1 if not specified.
If exclude_nodata_value is set to false, then all pixels include nodata pixels are considered to intersect and return value. If exclude_nodata_value is not passed in then reads it
from metadata of raster.

1. rast, pt, exclude_nodata_value=true

2. rast, bandnum, pt, exclude_nodata_value=true
3. rast, columnx, rowy, exclude_nodata_value=true
4. rast, bandnum, columnx, rowy, exclude_nodata_value=true

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ST_NearestValue1 Returns the nearest non-NODATA value of a given band's pixel specified by a columnx and rowy or a geometric point expressed in the same spatial
reference coordinate system as the raster.

1. rast, bandnum, pt, exclude_nodata_value=true

2. rast, pt, exclude_nodata_value=true
3. rast, bandnum, columnx, rowy, exclude_nodata_value=true
4. rast, columnx, rowy, exclude_nodata_value=true

ST_Neighborhood1 Returns a 2-D double precision array of the non-NODATA values around a given band's pixel specified by either a columnX and rowY or a geometric
point expressed in the same spatial reference coordinate system as the raster.

1. rast, bandnum, columnX, rowY, distanceX, distanceY, exclude_nodata_value=true

2. rast, columnX, rowY, distanceX, distanceY, exclude_nodata_value=true
3. rast, bandnum, pt, distanceX, distanceY, exclude_nodata_value=true
4. rast, pt, distanceX, distanceY, exclude_nodata_value=true

ST_SetValue2 Returns modified raster resulting from setting the value of a given band in a given columnx, rowy pixel or the pixels that intersect a particular geometry. Band
numbers start at 1 and assumed to be 1 if not specified.

1. rast, bandnum, geom, newvalue

2. rast, geom, newvalue
3. rast, bandnum, columnx, rowy, newvalue
4. rast, columnx, rowy, newvalue

ST_SetValues1 Returns modified raster resulting from setting the values of a given band.

1. rast, nband, columnx, rowy, newvalueset, noset=NULL, keepnodata=FALSE

2. rast, nband, columnx, rowy, newvalueset, nosetvalue, keepnodata=FALSE
3. rast, nband, columnx, rowy, width, height, newvalue, keepnodata=FALSE
4. rast, columnx, rowy, width, height, newvalue, keepnodata=FALSE
5. rast, nband, geomvalset, keepnodata=FALSE

ST_DumpValues1 Get the values of the specified band as a 2-dimension array.

1. rast, nband, exclude_nodata_value=true

2. rast, nband, exclude_nodata_value=true

ST_PixelOfValue1 Get the columnx, rowy coordinates of the pixel whose value equals the search value.

1. rast, nband, search, exclude_nodata_value=true

2. rast, search, exclude_nodata_value=true
3. rast, nband, search, exclude_nodata_value=true
4. rast, search, exclude_nodata_value=true

Raster Editors
ST_SetGeoReference (rast, georefcoords, format=GDAL) Set Georeference 6 georeference parameters in a single call. Numbers should be separated by white space.
Accepts inputs in GDAL or ESRI format. Default is GDAL.
ST_SetRotation (rast, rotation) Set the rotation of the raster in radian.
ST_SetScale Sets the X and Y size of pixels in units of coordinate reference system. Number units/pixel width/height.

1. rast, xy
2. rast, x, y

ST_SetSkew Sets the georeference X and Y skew (or rotation parameter). If only one is passed in, sets X and Y to the same value.

1. rast, skewxy
2. rast, skewx, skewy

ST_SetSRID (rast, srid) Sets the SRID of a raster to a particular integer srid defined in the spatial_ref_sys table.
ST_SetUpperLeft (rast, x, y) Sets the value of the upper left corner of the pixel to projected X and Y coordinates.
ST_Resample Resample a raster using a specified resampling algorithm, new dimensions, an arbitrary grid corner and a set of raster georeferencing attributes defined or
borrowed from another raster.

1. rast, width, height, gridx=NULL, gridy=NULL, skewx=0, skewy=0, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

2. rast, scalex=0, scaley=0, gridx=NULL, gridy=NULL, skewx=0, skewy=0, algorithm=NearestNeighbor, maxerr=0.125
3. rast, ref, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125, usescale=true
4. rast, ref, usescale, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

ST_Rescale Resample a raster by adjusting only its scale (or pixel size). New pixel values are computed using the NearestNeighbor (english or american spelling), Bilinear,
Cubic, CubicSpline or Lanczos resampling algorithm. Default is NearestNeighbor.

1. rast, scalexy, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

2. rast, scalex, scaley, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

ST_Reskew Resample a raster by adjusting only its skew (or rotation parameters). New pixel values are computed using the NearestNeighbor (english or american
spelling), Bilinear, Cubic, CubicSpline or Lanczos resampling algorithm. Default is NearestNeighbor.

1. rast, skewxy, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

2. rast, skewx, skewy, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

ST_SnapToGrid Resample a raster by snapping it to a grid. New pixel values are computed using the NearestNeighbor (english or american spelling), Bilinear, Cubic,
CubicSpline or Lanczos resampling algorithm. Default is NearestNeighbor.

1. rast, gridx, gridy, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125, scalex=DEFAULT 0, scaley=DEFAULT 0

2. rast, gridx, gridy, scalex, scaley, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125
3. rast, gridx, gridy, scalexy, algorithm=NearestNeighbour, maxerr=0.125

ST_Resize1 Resize a raster to a new width/height

1. rast, width, height, algorithm=NearestNeighbor, maxerr=0.125

2. rast, percentwidth, percentheight, algorithm=NearestNeighbor, maxerr=0.125
3. rast, width, height, algorithm=NearestNeighbor, maxerr=0.125

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Raster Band Editors

ST_SetBandNoDataValue Sets the value for the given band that represents no data. Band 1 is assumed if no band is specified. To mark a band as having no nodata
value, set the nodata value = NULL.

1. rast, nodatavalue
2. rast, band, nodatavalue, forcechecking=false

ST_SetBandIsNoData (rast, band=1) Sets the isnodata flag of the band to TRUE.

Raster Band Statistics and Analytics

ST_Count Returns the number of pixels in a given band of a raster or raster coverage. If no band is specified defaults to band 1. If exclude_nodata_value is set to true, will
only count pixels that are not equal to the nodata value.

1. rast, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true

2. rast, exclude_nodata_value
3. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true
4. rastertable, rastercolumn, exclude_nodata_value

ST_Histogram Returns a set of record summarizing a raster or raster coverage data distribution separate bin ranges. Number of bins are autocomputed if not specified.

1. rast, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true, bins=autocomputed, width=NULL, right=false

2. rast, nband, bins, width=NULL, right=false
3. rast, nband, exclude_nodata_value, bins, right
4. rast, nband, bins, right
5. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband, bins, right
6. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband, exclude_nodata_value, bins, right
7. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true, bins=autocomputed, width=NULL, right=false
8. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband=1, bins, width=NULL, right=false

ST_Quantile Compute quantiles for a raster or raster table coverage in the context of the sample or population. Thus, a value could be examined to be at the raster's 25%,
50%, 75% percentile.

1. rast, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true, quantiles=NULL

2. rast, quantiles
3. rast, nband, quantiles
4. rast, quantile
5. rast, exclude_nodata_value, quantile=NULL
6. rast, nband, quantile
7. rast, nband, exclude_nodata_value, quantile
8. rast, nband, quantile
9. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true, quantiles=NULL
10. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband, quantiles

ST_SummaryStats Returns record consisting of count, sum, mean, stddev, min, max for a given raster band of a raster or raster coverage. Band 1 is assumed is no band
is specified.

1. rastertable, rastercolumn, exclude_nodata_value

2. rast, exclude_nodata_value
3. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true
4. rast, nband, exclude_nodata_value

ST_ValueCount Returns a set of records containing a pixel band value and count of the number of pixels in a given band of a raster (or a raster coverage) that have a
given set of values. If no band is specified defaults to band 1. By default nodata value pixels are not counted. and all other values in the pixel are output and pixel band values
are rounded to the nearest integer.

1. rast, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true, searchvalues=NULL, roundto=0,

2. rast, nband, searchvalues, roundto=0,
3. rast, searchvalues, roundto=0,
4. rast, searchvalue, roundto=0
5. rast, nband, exclude_nodata_value, searchvalue, roundto=0
6. rast, nband, searchvalue, roundto=0
7. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband=1, exclude_nodata_value=true, searchvalues=NULL, roundto=0,
8. rastertable, rastercolumn, searchvalues, roundto=0,
9. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband, searchvalues, roundto=0,
10. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband, exclude_nodata_value, searchvalue, roundto=0
11. rastertable, rastercolumn, searchvalue, roundto=0
12. rastertable, rastercolumn, nband, searchvalue, roundto=0

Raster Outputs
ST_AsBinary (rast) Return the Well-Known Binary (WKB) representation of the raster without SRID meta data.
ST_AsGDALRaster (rast, format, options=NULL, srid=sameassource) Return the raster tile in the designated GDAL Raster format. Raster formats are one of those
supported by your compiled library. Use ST_GDALRasters() to get a list of formats supported by your library.
ST_AsJPEG Return the raster tile selected bands as a single Joint Photographic Exports Group (JPEG) image (byte array). If no band is specified and 1 or more than 3
bands, then only the first band is used. If only 3 bands then all 3 bands are used and mapped to RGB.

1. rast, options=NULL
2. rast, nband, quality
3. rast, nband, options=NULL
4. rast, nbands, options=NULL
5. rast, nbands, quality

ST_AsPNG Return the raster tile selected bands as a single portable network graphics (PNG) image (byte array). If 1, 3, or 4 bands in raster and no bands are specified,
then all bands are used. If more 2 or more than 4 bands and no bands specified, then only band 1 is used. Bands are mapped to RGB or RGBA space.

1. rast, options=NULL
2. rast, nband, compression
3. rast, nband, options=NULL
4. rast, nbands, compression
5. rast, nbands, options=NULL

ST_AsTIFF Return the raster selected bands as a single TIFF image (byte array). If no band is specified, then will try to use all bands.

1. rast, options='', srid=sameassource

2. rast, compression='', srid=sameassource

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3. rast, nbands, compression='', srid=sameassource

4. rast, nbands, options, srid=sameassource

Raster Processing
Box3D (rast) Returns the box 3d representation of the enclosing box of the raster.
ST_Clip2 Returns the raster clipped by the input geometry. If band number not is specified, all bands are processed. If crop is not specified or TRUE, the output raster is
cropped.

1. rast, nband, geom, nodataval=NULL, crop=TRUE

2. rast, nband, geom, nodataval, crop=TRUE
3. rast, nband, geom, crop
4. rast, geom, nodataval=NULL, crop=TRUE
5. rast, geom, nodataval, crop=TRUE
6. rast, geom, crop

ST_ConvexHull (rast) Return the convex hull geometry of the raster including pixel values equal to BandNoDataValue. For regular shaped and non-skewed rasters, this
gives the same result as ST_Envelope so only useful for irregularly shaped or skewed rasters.
ST_DumpAsPolygons (rast, band_num=1, exclude_nodata_value=TRUE) Returns a set of geomval (geom,val) rows, from a given raster band. If no band number is
specified, band num defaults to 1.
ST_Envelope (rast) Returns the polygon representation of the extent of the raster.
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ST_HillShade Returns the hypothetical illumination of an elevation raster band using provided azimuth, altitude, brightness and scale inputs.

1. rast, band=1, pixeltype=32BF, azimuth=315, altitude=45, max_bright=255, scale=1.0, interpolate_nodata=FALSE

2. rast, band, customextent, pixeltype=32BF, azimuth=315, altitude=45, max_bright=255, scale=1.0, interpolate_nodata=FALSE

ST_Aspect2 Returns the aspect (in degrees by default) of an elevation raster band. Useful for analyzing terrain.

1. rast, band=1, pixeltype=32BF, units=DEGREES, interpolate_nodata=FALSE

2. rast, band, customextent, pixeltype=32BF, units=DEGREES, interpolate_nodata=FALSE

ST_Slope2 Returns the slope (in degrees by default) of an elevation raster band. Useful for analyzing terrain.

1. rast, nband=1, pixeltype=32BF, units=DEGREES, scale=1.0, interpolate_nodata=FALSE

2. rast, nband, customextent, pixeltype=32BF, units=DEGREES, scale=1.0, interpolate_nodata=FALSE

ST_Intersection Returns a raster or a set of geometry-pixelvalue pairs representing the shared portion of two rasters or the geometrical intersection of a vectorization of
the raster and a geometry.

1. geom, rast, band_num=1

2. rast, geom
3. rast, band_num, geom
4. rast1, rast2, nodataval
5. rast1, rast2, returnband='BOTH', nodataval=NULL
6. rast1, band_num1, rast2, band_num2, nodataval
7. rast1, band_num1, rast2, band_num2, returnband='BOTH', nodataval=NULL

ST_MapAlgebra1 Callback function version - Returns a one-band raster given one or more input rasters, band indexes and one user-specified callback function.

1. rastbandargset, callbackfunc, pixeltype=NULL, extenttype=INTERSECTION, customextent=NULL, distancex=0, distancey=0,

VARIADIC userargs=NULL
2. rast, nband, callbackfunc, pixeltype=NULL, extenttype=FIRST, customextent=NULL, distancex=0, distancey=0, VARIADIC
userargs=NULL
3. rast, nband, callbackfunc, pixeltype=NULL, extenttype=FIRST, customextent=NULL, distancex=0, distancey=0, VARIADIC
userargs=NULL
4. rast1, nband1, rast2, nband2, callbackfunc, pixeltype=NULL, extenttype=INTERSECTION, customextent=NULL, distancex=0,
distancey=0, VARIADIC userargs=NULL

ST_MapAlgebra1 Expression version - Returns a one-band raster given one or two input rasters, band indexes and one or more user-specified SQL expressions.

1. rast, nband, pixeltype, expression, nodataval=NULL

2. rast, pixeltype, expression, nodataval=NULL
3. rast1, nband1, rast2, nband2, expression, pixeltype=NULL, extenttype=INTERSECTION, nodata1expr=NULL, nodata2expr=NULL,
nodatanodataval=NULL
4. rast1, rast2, expression, pixeltype=NULL, extenttype=INTERSECTION, nodata1expr=NULL, nodata2expr=NULL,
nodatanodataval=NULL

ST_MapAlgebraExpr 1 raster band version: Creates a new one band raster formed by applying a valid PostgreSQL algebraic operation on the input raster band and of
pixeltype provided. Band 1 is assumed if no band is specified.

1. rast, band, pixeltype, expression, nodataval=NULL

2. rast, pixeltype, expression, nodataval=NULL

ST_MapAlgebraExpr 2 raster band version: Creates a new one band raster formed by applying a valid PostgreSQL algebraic operation on the two input raster bands and
of pixeltype provided. band 1 of each raster is assumed if no band numbers are specified. The resulting raster will be aligned (scale, skew and pixel corners) on the grid
defined by the first raster and have its extent defined by the "extenttype" parameter. Values for "extenttype" can be: INTERSECTION, UNION, FIRST, SECOND.

1. rast1, rast2, expression, pixeltype=same_as_rast1_band, extenttype=INTERSECTION, nodata1expr=NULL, nodata2expr=NULL,

nodatanodataval=NULL
2. rast1, band1, rast2, band2, expression, pixeltype=same_as_rast1_band, extenttype=INTERSECTION, nodata1expr=NULL,
nodata2expr=NULL, nodatanodataval=NULL

ST_MapAlgebraFct 1 band version - Creates a new one band raster formed by applying a valid PostgreSQL function on the input raster band and of pixeltype prodived.
Band 1 is assumed if no band is specified.

1. rast, onerasteruserfunc
2. rast, onerasteruserfunc, VARIADIC args
3. rast, pixeltype, onerasteruserfunc
4. rast, pixeltype, onerasteruserfunc, VARIADIC args
5. rast, band, onerasteruserfunc
6. rast, band, onerasteruserfunc, VARIADIC args
7. rast, band, pixeltype, onerasteruserfunc
8. rast, band, pixeltype, onerasteruserfunc, VARIADIC args

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ST_MapAlgebraFct 2 band version - Creates a new one band raster formed by applying a valid PostgreSQL function on the 2 input raster bands and of pixeltype prodived.
Band 1 is assumed if no band is specified. Extent type defaults to INTERSECTION if not specified.

1. rast1, rast2, tworastuserfunc, pixeltype=same_as_rast1, extenttype=INTERSECTION, VARIADIC userargs

2. rast1, band1, rast2, band2, tworastuserfunc, pixeltype=same_as_rast1, extenttype=INTERSECTION, VARIADIC userargs

ST_MapAlgebraFctNgb (rast, band, pixeltype, ngbwidth, ngbheight, onerastngbuserfunc, nodatamode, VARIADIC args) 1-band version: Map Algebra Nearest Neighbor
using user-defined PostgreSQL function. Return a raster which values are the result of a PLPGSQL user function involving a neighborhood of values from the input raster
band.
ST_Polygon2 (rast, band_num=1) Returns a multipolygon geometry formed by the union of pixels that have a pixel value that is not no data value. If no band number is
specified, band num defaults to 1.
ST_Reclass Creates a new raster composed of band types reclassified from original. The nband is the band to be changed. If nband is not specified assumed to be 1. All
other bands are returned unchanged. Use case: convert a 16BUI band to a 8BUI and so forth for simpler rendering as viewable formats.

1. rast, nband, reclassexpr, pixeltype, nodataval=NULL

2. rast, VARIADIC reclassargset
3. rast, reclassexpr, pixeltype

ST_Union1 2 Returns the union of a set of raster tiles into a single raster composed of 1 or more bands.

1. rast
2. rast, unionargset
3. rast, nband
4. rast, uniontype
5. rast, nband, uniontype

Raster Processing Builtin Functions

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ST_Min4ma Raster processing function that calculates the minimum pixel value in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_Max4ma2 Raster processing function that calculates the maximum pixel value in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_Sum4ma2 Raster processing function that calculates the sum of all pixel values in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_Mean4ma2 Raster processing function that calculates the mean pixel value in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_Range4ma2 Raster processing function that calculates the range of pixel values in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_Distinct4ma2 Raster processing function that calculates the number of unique pixel values in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_StdDev4ma2 Raster processing function that calculates the standard deviation of pixel values in a neighborhood.

1. matrix, nodatamode, VARIADIC args

2. value, pos, VARIADIC userargs

ST_InvDistWeight4ma1 (value, pos, VARIADIC userargs) Raster processing function that interpolates a pixel's value from the pixel's neighborhood.
ST_MinDist4ma1 (value, pos, VARIADIC userargs) Raster processing function that returns the minimum distance (in number of pixels) between the pixel of interest and a
neighboring pixel with value.

Raster Operators
&& (A, B) Returns TRUE if A's bounding box intersects B's bounding box.
&< (A, B) Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is to the left of B's.
&> (A, B) Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is to the right of B's.

Raster and Raster Band Spatial Relationships

ST_Contains1 Return true if no points of raster rastB lie in the exterior of raster rastA and at least one point of the interior of rastB lies in the interior of rastA.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_ContainsProperly1 Return true if rastB intersects the interior of rastA but not the boundary or exterior of rastA.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_Covers1 Return true if no points of raster rastB lie outside raster rastA.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

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ST_CoveredBy1 Return true if no points of raster rastA lie outside raster rastB.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_Disjoint 1 Return true if raster rastA does not spatially intersect rastB.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_Intersects Return true if raster rastA spatially intersects raster rastB.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB
3. rast, nband, geommin
4. rast, geommin, nband=NULL
5. geommin, rast, nband=NULL

ST_Overlaps1 Return true if raster rastA and rastB intersect but one does not completely contain the other.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_Touches1 Return true if raster rastA and rastB have at least one point in common but their interiors do not intersect.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_SameAlignment2 Returns true if rasters have same skew, scale, spatial ref and false if they don't with notice detailing issue.

1. rastA, rastB
2. ulx1, uly1, scalex1, scaley1, skewx1, skewy1, ulx2, uly2, scalex2, scaley2, skewx2, skewy2
3. rastfield

ST_NotSameAlignmentReason1 (rastA, rastB) Returns text stating if rasters are aligned and if not aligned, a reason why.
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ST_Within Return true if no points of raster rastA lie in the exterior of raster rastB and at least one point of the interior of rastA lies in the interior of rastB.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB

2. rastA, rastB

ST_DWithin1 Return true if rasters rastA and rastB are within the specified distance of each other.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB, distance_of_srid

2. rastA, rastB, distance_of_srid

ST_DFullyWithin1 Return true if rasters rastA and rastB are fully within the specified distance of each other.

1. rastA, nbandA, rastB, nbandB, distance_of_srid

2. rastA, rastB, distance_of_srid

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