Geography functions

Geography functions enable you to work with the geography data type to analyze locations, routes, and other geospatial data. For example, you can use geography functions to transform data into compatible formats for geography maps.

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Geography functions aren't compatible with all data platform connections. To check if your connection supports these functions, see Supported data platforms and feature compatibility.


Area	Calculates the area of a geography, in specified units.
Centroid	Calculates the geographic center of a geography.
Distance	Calculates the minimum distance between two geographies, in specified units.
Geography	Converts GeoJSON or WKT formats to the geography data type.
Intersects	Determines if one geography intersects another geography.
Json	Converts geography data to GeoJSON.
Latitude	Returns the latitude component of a point.
Longitude	Returns the longitude component of a point.
MakeLine	Constructs a line from a series of points and line segments.
MakePoint	Constructs a point from latitude and longitude data.
Perimeter	Calculates the perimeter of a geography, in specified units.
Text	Converts geography data to WKT format.
Within	Determines if one geography is fully within another geography.

📘Geography functions aren't compatible with all data platform connections. To check if your connection supports these functions, see Supported data platforms and feature compatibility.

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Geography functions aren't compatible with all data platform connections. To check if your connection supports these functions, see Supported data platforms and feature compatibility.