ST_Point - Amazon Redshift
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ST_Point

ST_Point returns a point geometry from the input coordinate values.

Syntax

ST_Point(x, y)

Arguments

x

A value of data type DOUBLE PRECISION that represents a first coordinate.

y

A value of data type DOUBLE PRECISION that represents a second coordinate.

Return type

GEOMETRY of subtype POINT.

The spatial reference system identifier (SRID) value of the returned geometry is set to 0.

If x or y is null, then null is returned.

Examples

The following SQL constructs a point geometry from the input coordinates. 

SELECT ST_AsText(ST_Point(5.0, 7.0));

st_astext
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POINT(5 7)