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GEOGRAPHY_DISTANCE

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The GEOGRAPHY_DISTANCE() function takes in two geospatial objects and measures the shortest distance between them, in meters, using the standard metric for distance on a sphere.

Syntax

GEOGRAPHY_DISTANCE ( geo1, geo2 )

Arguments

  • geo1, geo2: any valid geospatial object or WKT string: path, point or polygon.

Return Type

A double. The measured distance, in meters.

Examples

CREATE ROWSTORE TABLE neighborhoods (
  id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
  population INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
  shape GEOGRAPHY NOT NULL,
  centroid GEOGRAPHYPOINT NOT NULL,
  index (shape) WITH (resolution = 8),
  index (centroid)
  );


  INSERT INTO neighborhoods VALUES
  (1, "Hamilton", 12346, "POLYGON((1 1,2 1,2 2, 1 2, 1 1))","POINT(1.5 1.5)"),
  (2, "Probability Bay", 263951, "POLYGON((5 1,6 1,6 2,5 2,5 1))", "POINT(5.5 1.5)"),
  (3, "Decentralized Park", 29265, "POLYGON((5 5,6 5,6 6,5 6,5 5))", "POINT(5.5 5.5)"),
  (4, "Axiom Township", 845696, "POLYGON((1 5,2 5,2 6,1 6,1 5))", "POINT(1.5 5.5)"),
  (5, "Elegant Island ", 987654, "POLYGON((3 3,4 3,4 4,3 4,3 3))", "POINT(3.5 3.5)");
SELECT b.name AS neighbor,
  ROUND(GEOGRAPHY_DISTANCE(a.shape, b.shape), 0) AS distance_from_border
  FROM neighborhoods a, neighborhoods b
  WHERE a.id = 2
  ORDER BY 1;
+---------------------+----------------------+
| neighbor            | distance_from_border |
+---------------------+----------------------+
| Axiom Township      | 471030.0             |
| Decentralized Park  | 333399.0             |
| Elegant Island      | 157090.0             |
| Hamilton            | 333195.0             |
| Probability Bay     | 0.0                  |
+---------------------+----------------------+

Related Topics

For more information about working with geospatial data, see Working with Geospatial Features.

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Verification instructions

Note: You must install cosign to verify the authenticity of the SingleStore file.

Use the following steps to verify the authenticity of singlestoredb-server, singlestoredb-toolbox, singlestoredb-studio, and singlestore-client SingleStore files that have been downloaded.

You may perform the following steps on any computer that can run cosign, such as the main deployment host of the cluster.

  1. (Optional) Run the following command to view the associated signature files.

    curl undefined

  2. Download the signature file from the SingleStore release server.

    • Option 1: Click the Download Signature button next to the SingleStore file.

    • Option 2: Copy and paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser and save the signature file.

    • Option 3: Run the following command to download the signature file.

      curl -O undefined

  3. After the signature file has been downloaded, run the following command to verify the authenticity of the SingleStore file.

    echo -n undefined |
        cosign verify-blob --certificate-oidc-issuer https://oidc.eks.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/id/CCDCDBA1379A5596AB5B2E46DCA385BC \
          --certificate-identity https://kubernetes.io/namespaces/freya-production/serviceaccounts/job-worker \
          --bundle undefined \
          --new-bundle-format -
    Verified OK

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