Merge pull request #171 from CartoDB/great_circle_generator
Adding function to produce a great circle between two points.
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Based on Paul Ramsey's [blog post](http://blog.cartodb.com/jets-and-datelines/).
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#### Using the function
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Creates a great circle line.
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```sql
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SELECT CDB_GreatCircle(start_point, end_point) FROM table_name
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-- Results a line reprsenting the great circle between the two points
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```
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#### Arguments
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CDB_GreatCircle(start_point, end_point)
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* **start_point** ST_Point indicating the start of the line.
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* **end_point** ST_point indicating the end of the line.
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