OGC Static Geography Methods

**APPLIES TO:** SQL Server (starting with 2012) Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse

SQL Server supports 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

In This Section

• STGeomFromText

• STPointFromText

• STLineFromText

• STPolyFromText

• STMPointFromText

• STMLineFromText

• STMPolyFromText

• STGeomCollFromText

• STGeomCollFromWKB

• STGeomFromWKB

• STPointFromWKB

• STLineFromWKB

• STPolyFromWKB

• STMPointFromWKB

• STMLineFromWKB

• STMPolyFromWKB

See Also

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