ogc-methods-on-geometry-instances.md

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OGC Methods on Geometry Instances	OGC Methods on Geometry Instances	MladjoA	mlandzic	03/14/2017	sql	t-sql	reference	OGC Methods on Geometry Instances [SQL Server]	TSQL	>=aps-pdw-2016||=azuresqldb-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=sql-server-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||=azuresqldb-mi-current

OGC Methods on Geometry Instances

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[!INCLUDEssNoVersion] supports the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) methods on geometry instances.

For more information on OGC specifications, see the following:

• OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 1 - Common Architecture

• OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 2 - SQL Options

In This Section

• STArea

• STAsBinary

• STAsText

• STBoundary

• STBuffer

• STCentroid

• STContains

• STConvexHull

• STCrosses

• STCurveN (geometry Data Type)

• STCurveToLine (geometry Data Type)

• STDifference

• STDimension

• STDisjoint

• STDistance

• STEndpoint

• STEnvelope

• STEquals

• STExteriorRing

• STGeometryN

• STGeometryType

• STInteriorRingN

• STIntersection

• STIntersects

• STIsClosed

• STIsEmpty

• STIsRing

• STIsSimple

• STIsValid

• STLength

• STNumCurves (geometry Data Type)

• STNumGeometries

• STNumInteriorRing

• STNumPoints

• STOverlaps

• STPointN

• STPointOnSurface

• STRelate

• STSrid

• STStartPoint

• STSymDifference

• STTouches

• STUnion

• STWithin

• STX

• STY

See Also

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