ISO/IEC 13249-3:1999

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 13249-3
First edition
1999-12-01
Information technology — Database
languages — SQL Multimedia and
Application Packages —
Part 3:
Spatial
Technologies de l'information — Langages de bases de données —
Multimédia SQL et paquetages d'application —
Partie 3: Spatial
Reference number
ISO/IEC 13249-3:1999(E)
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Page
Foreword
Introductionx
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2Normative references3
3Definitions, notations, and conventions5
Definitions5
Definitions provided in Part 15
Definitions provided in Part 35
Definitions taken from ISO/IEC 90756
Definitions taken from ISO 15046-77
Definitions taken from ISO 15046-119
Notations
Notations provided in Part 1
Notations provided in Part 3
Conventions
4Concepts
Geometry Types
ST_Geometry
Spatial Relationships using ST_Geometry
Columns of type ST_Geometry
ST_Point
ST_Curve
ST_LineString
ST_CircularString
ST_CompoundCurve
ST_Surface
4.1.10 ST_CurvePolygon
4.1.11 ST_Polygon
4.1.12 ST_GeomCollection
4.1.13 ST_MultiPoint
4.1.14 ST_MultiCurve
4.1.15 ST_MultiLineString
4.1.16 ST_MultiSurface
4.1.17 ST_MultiPolygon
Spatial Reference System Type
ST_SpatialRefSys
Support Routines
ST_Geometry ARRAY Support Routines
5Geometry Types
ST_Geometry Type and Routines
ST_Geometry Type
ST_Dimension Method
ST_CoordDim Method
ST_GeometryType Method
ST_SRID Methods
ST_Transform Method
ST_IsEmpty Method
ST_IsSimple Method
ST_IsValid Method
5.1.10 ST_Boundary Method
Contents
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45 . . . .
44 . . . . 5.1.9
43 . . . . 5.1.8
42 . . . . 5.1.7
41 . . . . 5.1.6
40 . . . . 5.1.5
38 . . . . 5.1.4
37 . . . . 5.1.3
36 . . . . 5.1.2
29 . . . . 5.1.1
29 . . . 5.1
29 . . . .
27 . . . 4.3.1
27 . . . . 4.3
26 . . . . 4.2.1
26 . . . . 4.2
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21 . . . . 4.1.8
20 . . . . 4.1.7
20 . . . . 4.1.6
19 . . . . . 4.1.5
19 . . . . . 4.1.4
18 . . . . 4.1.3
13 . . . 4.1.2
11 . . . . 4.1.1
11 . . . . 4.1
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10 . . . . 3.2.2
10 . . . . 3.2.1
10 . . . . . 3.2
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5.1.11 ST_Envelope Method
5.1.12 ST_ConvexHull Method
5.1.13 ST_B uffer Method
5.1.14 ST_Intersection Method
5.1.15 ST_Union Method
5.1.16 ST_Difference Method
5.1.17 ST_SymDifference Method
5.1.18 Return Types from ST_Intersection, ST_Union, ST_Difference, and ST_SymDifference
5.1.19 ST_Distance Method
5.1.20 ST_Equals Method
5.1.21 ST_Relate Method
5.1.22 ST_Disjoint Method
5.1.23 ST_Intersects Method
5.1.24 ST_Touches Method
5.1.25 ST_Crosses Method
5.1.26 ST_Within Method
5.1.27 ST_Contains Method
5.1.28 ST_Overlaps Method
5.1.29 ST_WKTToSQL Method
5.1.30 ST_AsText Method
5.1.31 ST_WKBToSQL Method
5.1.32 ST_AsBinary Method
5.1.33 ST_GeomFromText Functions
5.1.34 ST_GeomFromWKB Functions
5.1.35 ST_OrderingEquals Function
5.1.36 SQL Transform Functions
6Point Types
ST_Point Type and Routines
ST_Point Type
ST_Point Methods
ST_X Methods
ST_Y Methods
ST_ExplicitPoint Method
ST_PointFromText Functions
ST_PointFromWKB Functions
7Curve Types
ST_Curve Type and Routines
ST_Curve Type
ST_Length M ethod
ST_StartPoint Method
ST_EndPoint Method
ST_IsClosed Method
ST_IsRing Method
ST_CurveToLine Method
ST_LineString Type and Routines
ST_LineString Type
ST_LineString Methods
ST_Points Methods
ST_NumPoints Method
ST_PointN Method
ST_StartPoint Method
ST_EndPoint Method
ST_LineF romText Functions
ST_LineFromWKB Functions
ST_CircularString Type and Routines
ST_CircularString Type
ST_CircularString Methods
ST_Points Methods
ST_NumPoints Method
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136 . . . . 7.3.4
134 . . . . 7.3.3
133 . . . . 7.3.2
129 . . . . 7.3.1
129 . . . 7.3
127 . . . . 7.2.9
125 . . . . 7.2.8
124 . . . . 7.2.7
123 . . . . 7.2.6
122 . . . . 7.2.5
121 . . . . 7.2.4
119 . . . . 7.2.3
118 . . . . 7.2.2
115 . . . . 7.2.1
115 . . . 7.2
114 . . . . 7.1.7
113 . . . . 7.1.6
112 . . . . 7.1.5
111 . . . . 7.1.4
110 . . . . 7.1.3
109 . . . . 7.1.2
107 . . . . 7.1.1
107 . . . . 7.1
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103 . . . . 6.1.6
102 . . . . 6.1.5
101 . . . . 6.1.4
100 . . . . 6.1.3
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ST_PointN Method
ST_MidPointRep Method
ST_StartPoint Method
ST_EndPoint Method
ST_CircularFromText Functions
7.3.10 ST_CircularFromWKB Functions
ST_CompoundCurve Type and Routines
ST_CompoundCurve Type
ST_CompoundCurve Methods
ST_Curves Methods
ST_NumCurve s Method
ST_CurveN Method
ST_StartPoint Method
ST_EndPoint Method
ST_CompoundFromText Functions
ST_CompoundFromWKB Functions
8Surface Types
ST_Surface Type and Routines
ST_Surface Type
ST_Area Method
ST_Perimeter Method
ST_Centroid Method
ST_PointOnSurface Method
ST_CurvePolygon Type and Routines
ST_CurvePolygon Type
ST_CurvePolygon Methods
ST_ExteriorRing Methods
ST_InteriorRings Methods
ST_NumI nteriorRing Method
ST_InteriorRingN Method
ST_CurvePolyToPoly Method
ST_CPolyFromText Functions
ST_CPolyFromWKB Functions.
ST_Polygon Type and Routines
ST_Polygon Type
ST_Polygon Methods
ST_ExteriorRing Methods
ST_InteriorRings Methods
ST_InteriorRingN Method
ST_PolyFromText Functions
ST_PolyFromWKB Functions
ST_BdPolyFromText Functions
ST_BdPolyFromWKB Functions
9Geometry Collection Types
ST_GeomCollection Type and Routines
ST_GeomCollection Type
ST_GeomCollection Methods
ST_Geometries Methods
ST_NumGeometries Method
ST_Geometr yN Method
ST_GeomCollFromTxt Functions
ST_GeomCollFromWKB Functions
ST_MultiPoint Type and Routines
ST_MultiPoint Type
ST_MultiPoint Methods
ST_Geometries Methods
ST_MPointFromText Functions
ST_MPointFromWKB Functions
ST_MultiCurve Type and Routines
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225 . . . 9.3
223 . . . 9.2.5
221 . . . 9.2.4
219 . . . . 9.2.3
218 . . . . 9.2.2
216 . . . . 9.2.1
216 . . . 9.2
214 . . . 9.1.7
212 . . . 9.1.6
211 . . . . 9.1.5
210 . . . . 9.1.4
208 . . . . 9.1.3
206 . . . . 9.1.2
203 . . . . 9.1.1
203 . . . 9.1
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201 . . . 8.3.9
199 . . . 8.3.8
197 . . . . 8.3.7
195 . . . . 8.3.6
194 . . . . 8.3.5
192 . . . . 8.3.4
191 . . . . 8.3.3
188 . . . . 8.3.2
185 . . . . 8.3.1
185 . . . 8.3
183 . . . 8.2.9
181 . . . . 8.2.8
180 . . . . 8.2.7
179 . . . . 8.2.6
178 . . . . 8.2.5
175 . . . . 8.2.4
173 . . . . 8.2.3
171 . . . . 8.2.2
167 . . . . 8.2.1
167 . . . 8.2
166 . . . . 8.1.5
165 . . . . 8.1.4
164 . . . . 8.1.3
163 . . . . 8.1.2
161 . . . . 8.1.1
161 . . . 8.1
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156 . . . 7.4.8
155 . . . . 7.4.7
154 . . . . 7.4.6
153 . . . . 7.4.5
152 . . . . 7.4.4
150 . . . . 7.4.3
148 . . . . 7.4.2
145 . . . . 7.4.1
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140 . . . . 7.3.8
139 . . . . 7.3.7
138 . . . . 7.3.6
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ST_MultiCurve Type
ST_MultiCurve Methods
ST_IsClosed Method
ST_Length Method
ST_Geometries Methods
ST_MCurveFromText Functions
ST_MCurveFromWKB Functions
ST_MultiLineString Type and Routines
ST_MultiLineString Type
ST_MultiLineString Methods
ST_Geometries Methods
ST_MLineFromText Functions
ST_MLineFromWKB Functions
ST_MultiSurface Type and Routines
ST_MultiSurface Type
ST_MultiSurface Methods
ST_Area Method
ST_Perimeter Method
ST_Centroid Method
ST_PointOnSurface Method
ST_Geometries Methods
ST_MSurfaceFromTxt Functions
ST_MSurfaceFromWKB Functions
ST_MultiPolygon Type and Routines
ST_MultiPolygon Type
ST_MultiPolygon Methods
ST_Geometries Methods
ST_MPolyFromText Functions.
ST_MPolyFromWKB Funct ions
ST_BdMPolyFromText Functions
ST_BdMPolyFromWKB Functions
Spatial Reference System Type
ST_SpatialRefSys Type and Ro utines
10.1.1 ST_SpatialRefSys Type
10.1.2 ST_SpatialRefSys Methods
10.1.3 ST_AsWKTSRS Method
10.1.4 ST_WKTSRSToSQL Method
10.1.5 ST_SRID Method
10.1.6 ST_Equals Method
10.1.7 ST_OrderingEquals Function
10.1.8 ST_WellKnownText SQL Transform Group
Support Routines
ST_Geometry ARRAY Support Routines
11.1.1 ST_MinDimension Function
11.1.2 ST_MaxDimension Function
11.1.3 ST_IsMixedDim Function
11.1.4 ST_CheckSRID Function
11.1.5 ST_CheckNulls Procedure
11.1.6 ST_CheckConsecDups Procedure
11.1.7 ST_ToPointAry Cast Function
11.1.8 ST_ToCurveAry Cast Function.
11.1.9 ST_ToLineStringAry Cast Function
11.1.10 ST_ToCircularAry Cast Function
11.1.11 ST_ToCompoundAry Cast Function
11.1.12 ST_ToSurfaceAry Cast Function
11.1.13 ST_ToCurvePolyAry Cast Function
11.1.14 ST_ToPolygonAry Cast Function
Conformance
Requirements for conformance
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