PostGIS
Description
The |&> operator returns TRUE if the bounding box of geometry A
overlaps or is above the bounding box of geometry B, or more accurately,
overlaps or is NOT below the bounding box of geometry B.
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Examples
SELECT tbl1.column1, tbl2.column1, tbl1.column2 |&> tbl2.column2 AS overabove
FROM
( VALUES
(1, 'LINESTRING(6 0, 6 4)'::geometry)) AS tbl1,
( VALUES
(2, 'LINESTRING(0 0, 3 3)'::geometry),
(3, 'LINESTRING(0 1, 0 5)'::geometry),
(4, 'LINESTRING(1 2, 4 6)'::geometry)) AS tbl2;
column1 | column1 | overabove
---------+---------+-----------
1 | 2 | t
1 | 3 | f
1 | 4 | f
(3 rows)