[BUG]: ST_BestSRID is not returning Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection for geometries near the poles

[ThomasDekeyser]

Expected behavior

For a LineString or any (small) geometry g near the poles, the best SRID returned by should return South/North Pole Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection.
As a result, the ST_Buffer(g,..., useSpheroid=true) that is using ST_BestSRID, is also returning wrong results.

int result = Functions.bestSRID(geomFromWKT("LINESTRING (-179.9999994 -82.42408, -157.330902 -85.0511284)", 4326));
assertEquals(Spheroid.EPSG_SOUTH_LAMBERT, result);

Actual behavior

int result = Functions.bestSRID(geomFromWKT("LINESTRING (-179.9999994 -82.42408, -157.330902 -85.0511284)", 4326))
assertEquals(Spheroid.EPSG_WORLD_MERCATOR, result);

Reproducer

src/test/java/org/apache/sedona/common/FunctionsTest2.java

package org.apache.sedona.common;

import org.apache.sedona.common.sphere.Spheroid;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;

import static org.apache.sedona.common.Constructors.geomFromWKT;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

public class FunctionsTest2 extends TestBase {

  @Test
  public void testBestSRIDNearSouthPole() throws ParseException {
    int actualEPSG = Functions.bestSRID(geomFromWKT("LINESTRING (-179.9999994 -82.42408, -157.330902 -85.0511284)", 4326));

    assertEquals(
      "Expected South Pole Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection near the south pole", Spheroid.EPSG_SOUTH_LAMBERT, actualEPSG);

  }
}

Test fails with:

java.lang.AssertionError: Expected South Pole Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection near the south pole 
Expected :3409
Actual   :3395

Environment

• sedona: reproduced on 1.8.0 but bug is also on 1.8.1, 1.9.0 & master
• Apache Spark: 3.4.0
• Scala: 2.12.18
• Java: ZuluJDK 11
• OS: MacOS Tahoe 26.4.1

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[ThomasDekeyser]

PR created

Would it also be possible to apply the patch on 1.8.1 & 1.9.0 branch?