OGC Static Geometry Methods

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

SQL Server 2017 supports the static geometry methods of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

For more information on Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) specifications, see the following Open Geospatial Consortium Specifications:

OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 1 - Common Architecture

OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 2 – SQL Options

In This Section

• STGeomFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STPointFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STLineFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STPolyFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STMPointFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STMLineFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STMPolyFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STGeomCollFromText (geometry Data Type)

• STGeomFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STPointFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STLineFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STPolyFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STMPointFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STMLineFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STMPolyFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

• STGeomCollFromWKB (geometry Data Type)

See Also

OGC Methods on Geometry Instances
Extended Methods on Geometry Instances
Extended Static Geometry Methods