Returns a bounding object for a given set of geography objects. The resulting geography object contains multiple circular arc segments.
EnvelopeAggregate ( geography_operand )
geography_operand
Is a geography type table column that holds the set of geography objects on which to perform an envelope aggregate operation.
SQL Server return type: geography
A FullGlobe object is returned when the resulting bounding object is bigger than a hemisphere. This method is not precise.
Method returns null if the input has different SRIDs. See Spatial Reference Identifiers (SRIDs).
Method ignores null inputs.
[!NOTE]
Method returns null if all inputted values are null.
The following example performs a EnvelopeAggregate
on a set of geography location points within a city.
USE AdventureWorks2012
GO
SELECT City,
geography::EnvelopeAggregate(SpatialLocation) AS SpatialLocation
FROM Person.Address
WHERE PostalCode LIKE('981%')
GROUP BY City;