Extended Static Geography Methods

**APPLIES TO:** ![yes](media/yes.png)SQL Server (starting with 2012) ![yes](media/yes.png)Azure SQL Database ![no](media/no.png)Azure SQL Data Warehouse ![no](media/no.png)Parallel Data Warehouse

SQL Server supports several extensions to the static geography methods of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

For more information on OGC specifications, see the following resources:

OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 1 - Common Architecture

OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 2 – SQL Options

OGC Specifications, Geography Markup Language

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See Also

Static Aggregate Geography Methods
OGC Methods on Geography Instances
Extended Methods on Geography Instances
OGC Static Geography Methods