With **PostgreSQL 13.6** have a table of multiple GPS points already group by `track_id` (HEX number not sequential), and from where `ST_Makeline` is made to build a line. Some of these tracks have a time gap between them bigger than a given value (say 10 minutes). Need to split the `track_id` where these gaps exits, to a `track_id` (before 1st gap) and `track_id+1` (after 1st gap) ... `track_id+n` (after n_st gap). the `track_id` is a non-sequential large intervals HEX number, so no issues on adding a few additional units (1 to 2 gaps per track) to it. The actual location `geom` is irrelevant in the analysis, since the points in the gap can be close (time spent on same position) or far apart (loose of reception). This is only to clean and organize data, before any further analysis. table example: | track_id | geom| time| |--|--|--| |123| aaaa | 10:01| |123| aaab | 10:02| |123| aaac | 10:05| |123| aaad | 10:45| |123| aaae | 10:47| |123| aaaf | 10:49| |234| aaab | 10:52| |234| aaac | 10:55| |234| aaaa | 10:58| to build, new column 'new_track_id`: | track_id | geom| time|new_track_id| |--|--|--|--| |123| aaaa | 10:01| 123 |123| aaab | 10:02| 123 |123| aaac | 10:05| 123 |123| aaad | 10:45| 124 |123| aaae | 10:47|124 |123| aaaf | 10:49| 124 |234| aaab | 10:52| 234 |234| aaac | 10:55| 234 |234| aaaa | 10:58| 234 ``` create table public.testtime (id SERIAL primary key, track_id varchar, time1 time); --Test data: insert into public.testtime (track_id, time1) values (123, '10:01:00'), (123, '10:02:00'), (123, '10:05:00'), (123, '10:45:00'), (123, '10:47:00'), (123, '10:49:00'), (234, '10:52:00'), (234, '10:55:00'), (234, '10:58:00'); ``` **EDIT:** to verify that `time_dif` is bigger than treshold: ```postgresql UPDATE table SET chk_dif=(CASE WHEN time_dif>'00:10' THEN TRUE END) ``` to populate the row after the true : **not working** ```postgresql UPDATE table SET chk_dif2=(CASE WHEN chk_dif=TRUE THEN TRUE WHEN chk_dif IS NULL THEN (SELECT LAG(chk_dif2 OVER (PARTITION BY track_id ORDER BY time)) ELSE FALSE END) ``` it copies the TRUE from chk_dif to chk_dif2, but not repeat the chk_dif2 on the next rows, has applicable. to change the track_id (simplify for now, change the last digit to 'x' : is not more an HEX, and only allows for a gap) looking for better ```postgresql UPDATE table SET new_track_id = CASE WHEN chk_dif2=TRUE THEN CONCAT(LEFT(track_id,LENGTH(track_id)),'X') END) ``` **EDIT2:** **the problem** is on the second step, to copy the TRUE for the next rows, as applicable to the second part of the segment.