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PostGIS 1.5.8 Manual158 / 310DescriptionThe >> operator returns TRUE if the bounding box of geometry A is strictly to the right of the bounding box of geometry B.NoteThis operand will make use of any indexes that may be available on the geometries.ExamplesSELECT tbl1.column1, tbl2.column1, tbl1.column2 >> tbl2.column2 AS rightFROM( VALUES(1, ’LINESTRING (2 3, 5 6)’::geometry)) AS tbl1,( VALUES(2, ’LINESTRING (1 4, 1 7)’::geometry),(3, ’LINESTRING (6 1, 6 5)’::geometry),(4, ’LINESTRING (0 0, 4 3)’::geometry)) AS tbl2;column1 | column1 | right---------+---------+-------1 | 2 | t1 | 3 | f1 | 4 | f(3 rows)See Also,