geometry/doc/reference/algorithms/line_interpolate.qbk

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[def __this_function__ line_interpolate_point]
[heading_conformance_no_ogc __this_function__]
[note PostGIS contains an algorithm ST_LineInterpolatePoints with similar functionality.
See the [@https://postgis.net/docs/ST_LineInterpolatePoints.html PostGIS documentation].
]
[heading Behavior]
The algorithm iterates among segments of the linestring and computes interpolation
points if needed.