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geo.stLength() function

geo.stLength() is experimental and subject to change at any time.

geo.stLength() returns the spherical length or distance of the specified GIS geometry.

geo.stLength is used as a helper function for geo.ST_Length().

Function type signature
(geometry: A, units: {distance: string}) => float where A: Record

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

geometry

(Required) GIS geometry to test. Can be either point or linestring geometry. Point geometry will always return 0.0.

units

(Required) Record that defines the unit of measurement for distance.


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