=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Greg_Jan=E9e?= <gjanee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > db=> explain analyze SELECT * FROM scene A WHERE A.footprint && box > '((-120.1, 34.3), (-119.7, 34.4))' ; > QUERY PLAN > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------- > Seq Scan on scene a (cost=0.00..369700.89 rows=42196 width=252) > (actual time=50.064..47748.609 rows=507 loops=1) > Filter: ((footprint)::box && '(-119.7,34.4),(-120.1,34.3)'::box) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Total runtime: 47749.094 ms > (3 rows) This appears to be using the "box && box" operator. I'm not sure which operators a GIST geometry index supports, but evidently that's not one of them. You probably want to cast the other operand differently. How, I dunno --- the postgis lists would be a better place to ask than here. regards, tom lane