Perimeter
The Perimeter function calculates the perimeter of a geography, in specified units.
You can use the Perimeter function on SnowflakeΒ and BigQuery connections.
PerimeterΒ is one of Sigma's Geography functions.
Syntax
Perimeter(units, polygon)
The function arguments are:
- units
- Required
- The unit of measurement for the perimeter
- Valid values are
"kilometers"
,"meters"
, and"miles"
. - polygon
- Required
- The object for which we calculate the perimeter
- Must be in valid Geography polygon format.
Examples
Perimeter("meters", \[Coordinates\])
Perimeter("kilometers", \[Coordinates\])
Perimeter("miles", \[Coordinates\])
The Perimeter function returns the following values for the Coordinates column values that define a polygon, when specifying area in meters, kilometers, or miles:
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