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OGC Methods on Geography Instances

SQL Server 2008 supports the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) methods on geography instances. 

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

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  • STArea

  • STAsBinary

  • STAsText

  • STBuffer

  • STDifference

  • STDimension

  • STDisjoint

  • STDistance

  • STEndpoint

  • STEquals

  • STGeometryN

  • STGeometryType

  • STIntersection

  • STIntersects

  • STIsClosed

  • STIsEmpty

  • STLength

  • STNumGeometries

  • STNumPoints

  • STPointN

  • STSrid

  • STStartPoint

  • STSymDifference

  • STUnion

See Also

Other Resources

Extended Methods on Geography Instances

OGC Static Geography Methods

Extended Static Geography Methods


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  • Last updated on 2010-10-01

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