[OSM-dev] Best and FASTEST Spatial DB for only calculating points near to X?

[Martin Schafran]

> Thanks a lot for the advice. The query as I previously mentioned it would
> be as simple as a "SELECT * FROM db WHERE X=X AND DISTANCE<5km". There
> wouldn't be more type of queries.
> 
> 

what happens if X=X matches the half database?
a lot of comparisons.

filter nodes by bbox

WHERE ST_MakeBox2D(ST_GeomFromText(?, 4326), ST_GeomFromText(?, 4326)) && 
n.geom

statement.setString(1, lowerLeft.toString());
statement.setString(2, upperRight.toString());

and then
DISTANCE<5km