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  • 10/04/2012

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OGC Static Geography Methods

SQL Server 2008 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

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  • STGeomFromText

  • STPointFromText

  • STLineFromText

  • STPolyFromText

  • STMPointFromText

  • STMLineFromText

  • STMPolyFromText

  • STGeomCollFromText

  • STGeomFromWKB

  • STPointFromWKB

  • STLineFromWKB

  • STPolyFromWKB

  • STMPointFromWKB

  • STMLineFromWKB

  • STMPolyFromWKB

See Also

Other Resources

OGC Methods on Geography Instances

Extended Methods on Geography Instances

Extended Static Geography Methods


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