sys.spatial_index_tessellations (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

Represents the information about the tessellation scheme and parameters of each of the spatial indexes.

Note

For information about tessellation, see Spatial Indexes Overview.

Column name Data type Description
object_id int ID of the object on which the index is defined. Each (object_id, index_id) pair has a corresponding entry in sys.spatial_indexes.
index_id int ID of the spatial index in which the indexed column is defined
tessellation_scheme sysname Name of the tessellation scheme, one of: GEOMETRY_GRID, GEOGRAPHY_GRID
bounding_box_xmin float(53) X-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the bounding box, one of: NULL = Not applicable for a given tessellation scheme (such as GEOGRAPHY_GRID) n = If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID, the x-min coordinate value. Note: The coordinates defined by the bounding box parameters are interpreted for each object according to its Spatial Reference Identifier (SRID).
bounding_box_ymin float(53) Y-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the bounding box, one of: NULL = Not applicable for a given tessellation scheme (such as GEOGRAPHY_GRID) n = If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID, the y-min coordinate value
bounding_box_xmax float(53) X-coordinate of the upper-right corner of the bounding box, one of: NULL = Not applicable for a given tessellation scheme (such as GEOGRAPHY_GRID) n = If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID, the x-max coordinate value
bounding_box_ymax float(53) Y-coordinate of upper-right corner of the bounding box, one of: NULL = Not applicable for a given tessellation scheme (such as GEOGRAPHY_GRID) n = If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID, the y-max coordinate value
level_1_grid smallint Grid density for the top-level grid. If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID or GEOGRAPHY_GRID, one of: 16 = 4 by 4 grid (LOW) 64 = 8 by 8 grid (MEDIUM) 256 = 16 by 16 grid (HIGH) NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_1_grid_desc nvarchar(60) Grid density for the top-level grid, one of: LOW MEDIUM HIGH NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_2_grid smallint Grid density for the 2nd-level grid. If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID or GEOGRAPHY_GRID, one of: 16 = 4 by 4 grid (LOW) 64 = 8 by 8 grid (MEDIUM) 256 = 16 by 16 grid (HIGH) NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_2_grid_desc nvarchar(60) Grid density for the 2nd-level grid, one of: LOW MEDIUM HIGH NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_3_grid smallint Grid density for the 3rd-level grid. If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID or GEOGRAPHY_GRID, one of: 16 = 4 by 4 grid (LOW) 64 = 8 by 8 grid (MEDIUM) 256 = 16 by 16 grid (HIGH) NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_3_grid_desc nvarchar(60) Grid density for the 3rd-level grid, one of:LOW MEDIUM HIGH NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_4_grid smallint Grid density for the 4th-level grid. If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID or GEOGRAPHY_GRID, one of: 16 = 4 by 4 grid (LOW)64 = 8 by 8 grid (MEDIUM) 256 = 16 by 16 grid (HIGH) NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
level_4_grid_desc nvarchar(60) Grid density for the 4th-level grid, one of:< LOW MEDIUM HIGH NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme. NULL is returned when new SQL Server 11 tessellation is used.
cells_per_object int Number of cells per spatial object, one of: If tessellation_scheme is GEOMETRY_GRID or GEOGRAPHY_GRID, n = number of cells per object NULL = Not applicable for given spatial index type or tessellation scheme

Permissions

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See Also

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Spatial Indexes Overview
sys.objects (Transact-SQL)
sys.spatial_indexes (Transact-SQL)
sys.indexes (Transact-SQL)
sys.index_columns (Transact-SQL)