STV_GeometryPoint

Returns a GEOMETRY point, based on the input values.

This approach is the most-optimal way to convert raw coordinates to GEOMETRY points.

Behavior type

Syntax

STV_GeometryPoint( x, y [, srid] )

Arguments

x: x-coordinate or longitude, FLOAT.
y: y-coordinate or latitude, FLOAT.
srid: (Optional) Spatial Reference Identifier (SRID) assigned to the point, INTEGER.

Returns

GEOMETRY

Examples

The following examples show how to use STV_GeometryPoint.

Return a GEOMETRY point with an SRID:


=> SELECT ST_AsText(STV_GeometryPoint(71.148562, 42.989374, 4326));
          ST_AsText
-----------------------------
 POINT (-71.148562 42.989374)
(1 row)

Return GEOMETRY points using two columns:


=> CREATE TABLE geom_data (id IDENTITY, x FLOAT, y FLOAT, SRID int);
CREATE TABLE
=> COPY geom_data FROM STDIN;
Enter data to be copied followed by a newline.
End with a backslash and a period on a line by itself.
>> 42.36383053600048|-71.10165445099966|4326
>> 42.3670937980005|-71.10644448699964|4326
>> \.
=> SELECT id, ST_AsText(STV_GeometryPoint(x, y, SRID)) FROM geom_data;
 id |             ST_AsText
----+------------------------------------
  1 | POINT (-71.101654451 42.363830536)
  2 | POINT (-71.106444487 42.367093798)
(2 rows)

Create GEOMETRY points by manipulating data source columns during load:

=> CREATE TABLE geom_data_load (id IDENTITY, geom GEOMETRY);
CREATE TABLE
=> COPY geom_data_load (lon FILLER FLOAT,
                        lat FILLER FLOAT,
                        geom AS STV_GeometryPoint(lon, lat))
   FROM 'test_coords.csv' DELIMITER ',';
 Rows Loaded
-------------
           2
(1 row)
=> SELECT id, ST_AsText(geom) FROM geom_data_load;
 id |             ST_AsText
----+------------------------------------
  1 | POINT (-75.101654451 43.363830536)
  2 | POINT (-75.106444487 43.367093798)
(2 rows)