geometry

geometry
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geometry — The type representing spatial features with planar coordinate systems.

geometry is a fundamental PostGIS spatial data type used to represent a feature in planar (Euclidean) coordinate systems.

All spatial operations on geometry use the units of the Spatial Reference System the geometry is in.

This section lists the automatic as well as explicit casts allowed for this data type