ST_DistanceSpheroid - Amazon Neptune
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ST_DistanceSpheroid

Returns the minimum distance in meters between two lon/lat geometries. The spheroid is WGS84/SRID 4326.

Syntax

ST_DistanceSpheroid(geom1, geom2);

Arguments

  • geom1 - A value of data type GEOMETRY or an expression that evaluates to a GEOMETRY type.

  • geom2 - A value of data type GEOMETRY or an expression that evaluates to a GEOMETRY type.

Return type

FLOAT

If geom is null, then null is returned.

Examples

RETURN ST_DistanceSpheroid(
    ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-110 42)'),
    ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-118 38)'))
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