cartodb-postgresql/doc/CDB_RectangleGrid.md

Fill given extent with a rectangular coverage

#### Using the function

Create a rectangular grid from a polygon geometry. For example, take the geometry

```sql
  ST_SetSRID(
    ST_Envelope(
      ST_Collect(
        ST_MakePoint(10000000,-10000000),
        ST_MakePoint(-10000000,10000000)
      )
     ),
     3857)
```

We can create a grid as follows, 

```sql
SELECT CDB_RectangleGrid(
  ST_SetSRID(
    ST_Envelope(
      ST_Collect(
        ST_MakePoint(10000000,-10000000),
        ST_MakePoint(-10000000,10000000)
      )
     ),
     3857),
   1000000,
   1000000
) the_geom_webmercator
```

Which will look something like this,

![rect grid](http://i.imgur.com/HuhOJRs.png)

#### Arguments

CDB_RectangleGrid(ext, width, height, origin)

* **ext** geometry. Extent to fill. Only rectangles with center point falling inside the extent (or at the lower or leftmost edge) will be emitted. The returned hexagons will have the same SRID as this extent.
* **width** float. Width of each rectangle. Measure is in the same projection as **ext**
* **height** float. Height of each rectangle. Measure is in the same projection as **ext**
* **origin** OPTIONAL geometry. Optional origin to allow for exact tiling. If omitted the origin will be 0,0. The parameter is checked for having the same SRID as the extent.