ST_ConvexHull()

Returns the smallest convex geometry that contains the input geometry.

Syntax

ST_ConvexHull(geom)

Arguments

Argument

Description

geom

A GEOMETRY or GEOMETRY32 value.

Return Value

Returns a geometry in the same geometry family as the input.

Usage Notes

Examples

DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS geo_operation_demo;
CREATE DATABASE geo_operation_demo;
USE geo_operation_demo;

SELECT ST_AsText(ST_ConvexHull(ST_GeomFromText('MULTIPOINT(0 0,4 0,4 4,0 4,2 2)'))) AS hull;

DROP DATABASE geo_operation_demo;

See Also

Geo Functions Overview