MySQL implementation of ray-casting Algorithm?

Question

We need to figure out a quick and fairly accurate method for point-in-polygon for lat/long values and polygons over google maps. After some research - came across some posts abo

Answer 1

Just in case, one MySQL function which accepts MULTIPOLYGON as an input: http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?23,286574,286574

DELIMITER $$

CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` FUNCTION `GISWithin`(pt POINT, mp MULTIPOLYGON) RETURNS int(1)
    DETERMINISTIC
BEGIN 

DECLARE str, xy TEXT; 
DECLARE x, y, p1x, p1y, p2x, p2y, m, xinters DECIMAL(16, 13) DEFAULT 0; 
DECLARE counter INT DEFAULT 0; 
DECLARE p, pb, pe INT DEFAULT 0; 

SELECT MBRWithin(pt, mp) INTO p; 

IF p != 1 OR ISNULL(p) THEN 
    RETURN p; 
END IF; 

SELECT X(pt), Y(pt), ASTEXT(mp) INTO x, y, str; 
SET str = REPLACE(str, 'POLYGON((',''); 
SET str = REPLACE(str, '))', ''); 
SET str = CONCAT(str, ','); 

SET pb = 1; 
SET pe = LOCATE(',', str); 
SET xy = SUBSTRING(str, pb, pe - pb); 
SET p = INSTR(xy, ' '); 
SET p1x = SUBSTRING(xy, 1, p - 1); 
SET p1y = SUBSTRING(xy, p + 1); 
SET str = CONCAT(str, xy, ','); 

WHILE pe > 0 DO 
    SET xy = SUBSTRING(str, pb, pe - pb); 
    SET p = INSTR(xy, ' '); 
    SET p2x = SUBSTRING(xy, 1, p - 1); 
    SET p2y = SUBSTRING(xy, p + 1); 

    IF p1y < p2y THEN SET m = p1y; ELSE SET m = p2y; END IF; 

    IF y > m THEN 
        IF p1y > p2y THEN SET m = p1y; ELSE SET m = p2y; END IF; 
        IF y <= m THEN 
            IF p1x > p2x THEN SET m = p1x; ELSE SET m = p2x; END IF; 
            IF x <= m THEN 
                IF p1y != p2y THEN 
                    SET xinters = (y - p1y) * (p2x - p1x) / (p2y - p1y) + p1x; 
                END IF; 
                IF p1x = p2x OR x <= xinters THEN 
                    SET counter = counter + 1; 
                END IF; 
            END IF; 
        END IF; 
    END IF; 

    SET p1x = p2x; 
    SET p1y = p2y; 
    SET pb = pe + 1; 
    SET pe = LOCATE(',', str, pb); 
END WHILE; 

RETURN counter % 2; 

END