Perimeter

The Perimeter function calculates the perimeter of a geography, in specified units.

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This function isn't compatible with all data platform connections. To check if your connection supports it, see Supported data platforms and feature compatibility.

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: