SVV_GEOGRAPHY_COLUMNS - Amazon Redshift
Table columnsSample query
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SVV_GEOGRAPHY_COLUMNS

Use SVV_GEOGRAPHY_COLUMNS to view the list of GEOGRAPHY columns in your data warehouse. This list of columns includes columns from datashares.

SVV_GEOGRAPHY_COLUMNS is visible to all users. Superusers can see all rows; regular users can see only their own data. For more information, see Visibility of data in system tables and views.

Table columns

Column name Data type Description
f_table_catalog varchar(128) The name of the database where the table with the GEOGRAPHY column exists.
f_table_schema varchar(128) The name of the schema where the table with the GEOGRAPHY column exists.
f_table_name varchar(128) The name of the table where the GEOGRAPHY column exists.
f_geography_column varchar(128) The name of the GEOGRAPHY column.
coord_dimension integer The number of dimensions of the GEOGRAPHY data.
srid integer The spatial reference system identifier (SRID) of the GEOGRAPHY data.
type varchar(128) The spatial geography data type name.

Sample query

The following example displays the result of the SVV_GEOGRAPHY_COLUMNS.

SELECT * FROM svv_geography_columns;

f_table_catalog  | f_table_schema  | f_table_name  | f_geography_column  | coord_dimension | srid |  type
-----------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------------+-----------------+------+--------------
dev              | public          | spatial_test  | test_geography      | 2               | 0    | GEOGRAPHY