id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
29302	Support for MySQL's (>=5.6.1) accurate spatial functions	Shiv Baishya	nobody	"MySQL >=5.6.1 support accurate spatial functions, a.k.a, [https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/spatial-function-reference.html ST_ functions]. Django 1.11 still uses MySQL's old MBR (minimum bounding rectangle) functions.
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I am willing to migrate my [https://github.com/shiviser/django/tree/1.9.2_ST_build patch for django 1.9.2] to django 1.11 and create a pull request.
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Here is an elaborated [https://www.percona.com/blog/2013/10/21/using-the-new-mysql-spatial-functions-5-6-for-geo-enabled-applications/ article] on the advantages of the new MySQL's **ST_ functions**.
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**Related tickets**
* https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/22423 (4 years old, is anyone working on this?)
* https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27574
"	New feature	new	GIS	1.11	Normal		MySQL GEOS Spatial	Shiv Baishya	Unreviewed	1	0	0	0	0	0