Point (geography Data Type)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance SQL database in Microsoft Fabric

Constructs a geography instance representing a Point instance from its latitude and longitude values and a spatial reference ID (SRID).

  
Point ( Lat, Long, SRID )  

Lat
Is a float expression representing the y-coordinate of the Point being generated.

Long
Is a float expression representing the x-coordinate of the Point being generated. For more information on valid latitude and longitude values, see Point.

SRID
Is an int expression representing the Spatial Reference Identifier of the geography instance you wish to return.

SQL Server return type: geography

CLR return type: SqlGeography

The following example uses Point() to create a geography instance.

DECLARE @g geography;   
SET @g = geography::Point(47.65100, -122.34900, 4326)  
SELECT @g.ToString();  

Extended Static Geography Methods