create a survey grid as vector with Postgis as a function

create_fishnet.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ST_CreateFishnet(
        nrow integer, ncol integer,
        xsize float8, ysize float8,
        x0 float8 DEFAULT 0, y0 float8 DEFAULT 0,
        OUT "row" integer, OUT col integer,
        OUT geom geometry)
    RETURNS SETOF record AS
$$
SELECT i + 1 AS row, j + 1 AS col, ST_Translate(cell, j * $3 + $5, i * $4 + $6) AS geom
FROM generate_series(0, $1 - 1) AS i,
     generate_series(0, $2 - 1) AS j,
(
SELECT ('POLYGON((0 0, 0 '||$4||', '||$3||' '||$4||', '||$3||' 0,0 0))')::geometry AS cell
) AS foo;
$$ LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE STRICT;


SELECT ST_Collect(cells.geom)
FROM ST_CreateFishnet(4, 6, 10, 10) AS cells;