st_geogfromewkt
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Parses an Extended Well-Known Text (EWKT) description of a geography and returns the corresponding Geography value. Only SRID 4326 is supported.
For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see st_geogfromewkt function.
Syntax
Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
dbf.st_geogfromewkt(col=<col>)
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
| A string value, representing a geography in Extended WKT (EWKT) format. |
Notes
The SRID of the returned Geography value is 4326.
The function returns None if the input is None.
Examples
Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([('SRID=4326;POINT Z (1 2 3)',)], ['ewkt'])
df.select(dbf.st_asewkt(dbf.st_geogfromewkt('ewkt')).alias('result')).collect()
Output
[Row(result='SRID=4326;POINT Z (1 2 3)')]