PostGIS 3.4 Cheatsheet

PostGIS Geometry/Geography/Box Data Types
box2d    The type representing a 2-dimensional bounding box.
box3d    The type representing a 3-dimensional bounding box.
geometry    The type representing spatial features with planar coordinate systems.
geometry_dump    A composite type used to describe the parts of complex geometry.
geography    The type representing spatial features with geodetic (ellipsoidal) coordinate systems.

Table Management Functions
AddGeometryColumn3d    Adds a geometry column to an existing table. table_name, column_name, srid, type, dimension, use_typmod=true schema_name, table_name, column_name, srid, type, dimension, use_typmod=true catalog_name, schema_name, table_name, column_name, srid, type, dimension, use_typmod=true
DropGeometryColumn3d    Removes a geometry column from a spatial table. table_name, column_name schema_name, table_name, column_name catalog_name, schema_name, table_name, column_name
DropGeometryTable    Drops a table and all its references in geometry_columns. table_name schema_name, table_name catalog_name, schema_name, table_name
Find_SRID (a_schema_name, a_table_name, a_geomfield_name)    Returns the SRID defined for a geometry column.
Populate_Geometry_Columns    Ensures geometry columns are defined with type modifiers or have appropriate spatial constraints. use_typmod=true relation_oid, use_typmod=true
UpdateGeometrySRID3d    Updates the SRID of all features in a geometry column, and the table metadata. table_name, column_name, srid schema_name, table_name, column_name, srid catalog_name, schema_name, table_name, column_name, srid

Geometry Constructors
ST_Collect3d    Creates a GeometryCollection or Multi* geometry from a set of geometries. g1, g2 g1_array g1field agg
ST_LineFromMultiPoint3d (aMultiPoint)    Creates a LineString from a MultiPoint geometry.
ST_MakeEnvelope (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax, srid=unknown)    Creates a rectangular Polygon from minimum and maximum coordinates.
ST_MakeLine3d    Creates a LineString from Point, MultiPoint, or LineString geometries. geom1, geom2 geoms_array geoms agg
ST_MakePoint3d    Creates a 2D, 3DZ or 4D Point. x, y x, y, z x, y, z, m
ST_MakePointM (x, y, m)    Creates a Point from X, Y and M values.
ST_MakePolygon3d    Creates a Polygon from a shell and optional list of holes. linestring outerlinestring, interiorlinestrings
ST_Pointmm    Creates a Point with X, Y and SRID values. x, y x, y, srid=unknown
ST_PointZ (x, y, z, srid=unknown)    Creates a Point with X, Y, Z and SRID values.
ST_PointM (x, y, m, srid=unknown)    Creates a Point with X, Y, M and SRID values.
ST_PointZM (x, y, z, m, srid=unknown)    Creates a Point with X, Y, Z, M and SRID values.
ST_Polygonmm 3d (lineString, srid)    Creates a Polygon from a LineString with a specified SRID.
ST_TileEnvelope (tileZoom, tileX, tileY, bounds=SRID=3857;LINESTRING(-20037508.342789 -20037508.342789,20037508.342789 20037508.342789), margin=0.0)    Creates a rectangular Polygon in Web Mercator (SRID:3857) using the XYZ tile system.
ST_HexagonGrid (size, bounds)    Returns a set of hexagons and cell indices that completely cover the bounds of the geometry argument.
ST_Hexagon (size, cell_i, cell_j, origin)    Returns a single hexagon, using the provided edge size and cell coordinate within the hexagon grid space.
ST_SquareGrid (size, bounds)    Returns a set of grid squares and cell indices that completely cover the bounds of the geometry argument.
ST_Square (size, cell_i, cell_j, origin)    Returns a single square, using the provided edge size and cell coordinate within the square grid space.
ST_Letters ( letters, font)    Returns the input letters rendered as geometry with a default start position at the origin and default text height of 100.

Geometry Accessors
GeometryType3d (geomA)    Returns the type of a geometry as text.
ST_Boundarymm 3d (geomA)    Returns the boundary of a geometry.
ST_BoundingDiagonal3d (geom, fits=false)    Returns the diagonal of a geometry's bounding box.
ST_CoordDimmm 3d (geomA)    Return the coordinate dimension of a geometry.
ST_Dimensionmm (g)    Returns the topological dimension of a geometry.
ST_Dump3d (g1)    Returns a set of geometry_dump rows for the components of a geometry.
ST_DumpPoints3d (geom)    Returns a set of geometry_dump rows for the coordinates in a geometry.
ST_DumpSegments3d (geom)    Returns a set of geometry_dump rows for the segments in a geometry.
ST_DumpRings3d (a_polygon)    Returns a set of geometry_dump rows for the exterior and interior rings of a Polygon.
ST_EndPointmm 3d (g)    Returns the last point of a LineString or CircularLineString.
ST_Envelopemm (g1)    Returns a geometry representing the bounding box of a geometry.
ST_ExteriorRingmm 3d (a_polygon)    Returns a LineString representing the exterior ring of a Polygon.
ST_GeometryNmm 3d (geomA, n)    Return an element of a geometry collection.
ST_GeometryTypemm 3d (g1)    Returns the SQL-MM type of a geometry as text.
ST_HasArc3d (geomA)    Tests if a geometry contains a circular arc
ST_InteriorRingNmm 3d (a_polygon, n)    Returns the Nth interior ring (hole) of a Polygon.
ST_IsClosedmm 3d (g)    Tests if a LineStrings's start and end points are coincident. For a PolyhedralSurface tests if it is closed (volumetric).
ST_IsCollection3d (g)    Tests if a geometry is a geometry collection type.
ST_IsEmptymm (geomA)    Tests if a geometry is empty.
ST_IsPolygonCCW 3d (geom)    Tests if Polygons have exterior rings oriented counter-clockwise and interior rings oriented clockwise.
ST_IsPolygonCW 3d (geom)    Tests if Polygons have exterior rings oriented clockwise and interior rings oriented counter-clockwise.
ST_IsRingmm (g)    Tests if a LineString is closed and simple.
ST_IsSimplemm 3d (geomA)    Tests if a geometry has no points of self-intersection or self-tangency.
ST_Mmm 3d (a_point)    Returns the M coordinate of a Point.
ST_MemSize3d (geomA)    Returns the amount of memory space a geometry takes.
ST_NDims3d (g1)    Returns the coordinate dimension of a geometry.
ST_NPoints3d (g1)    Returns the number of points (vertices) in a geometry.
ST_NRings3d (geomA)    Returns the number of rings in a polygonal geometry.
ST_NumGeometriesmm 3d (geom)    Returns the number of elements in a geometry collection.
ST_NumInteriorRingsmm (a_polygon)    Returns the number of interior rings (holes) of a Polygon.
ST_NumInteriorRing (a_polygon)    Returns the number of interior rings (holes) of a Polygon. Aias for ST_NumInteriorRings
ST_NumPatchesmm 3d (g1)    Return the number of faces on a Polyhedral Surface. Will return null for non-polyhedral geometries.
ST_NumPointsmm (g1)    Returns the number of points in a LineString or CircularString.
ST_PatchNmm 3d (geomA, n)    Returns the Nth geometry (face) of a PolyhedralSurface.
ST_PointNmm 3d (a_linestring, n)    Returns the Nth point in the first LineString or circular LineString in a geometry.
ST_Points3d (geom)    Returns a MultiPoint containing the coordinates of a geometry.
ST_StartPointmm 3d (geomA)    Returns the first point of a LineString.
ST_SummaryG    Returns a text summary of the contents of a geometry. g g
ST_Xmm 3d (a_point)    Returns the X coordinate of a Point.
ST_Ymm 3d (a_point)    Returns the Y coordinate of a Point.
ST_Zmm 3d (a_point)    Returns the Z coordinate of a Point.
ST_Zmflag3d (geomA)    Returns a code indicating the ZM coordinate dimension of a geometry.

Geometry Editors
ST_AddPoint3d    Add a point to a LineString. linestring, point linestring, point, position = -1
ST_CollectionExtract    Given a geometry collection, returns a multi-geometry containing only elements of a specified type. collection collection, type
ST_CollectionHomogenize (collection)    Returns the simplest representation of a geometry collection.
ST_CurveToLinemm 3d (curveGeom, tolerance, tolerance_type, flags)    Converts a geometry containing curves to a linear geometry.
ST_Scroll3d (linestring, point)    Change start point of a closed LineString.
ST_FlipCoordinates3d (geom)    Returns a version of a geometry with X and Y axis flipped.
ST_Force2D3d (geomA)    Force the geometries into a "2-dimensional mode".
ST_Force3D3d (geomA, Zvalue = 0.0)    Force the geometries into XYZ mode. This is an alias for ST_Force3DZ.
ST_Force3DZ3d (geomA, Zvalue = 0.0)    Force the geometries into XYZ mode.
ST_Force3DM (geomA, Mvalue = 0.0)    Force the geometries into XYM mode.
ST_Force4D3d (geomA, Zvalue = 0.0, Mvalue = 0.0)    Force the geometries into XYZM mode.
ST_ForcePolygonCCW 3d (geom)    Orients all exterior rings counter-clockwise and all interior rings clockwise.
ST_ForceCollection3d (geomA)    Convert the geometry into a GEOMETRYCOLLECTION.
ST_ForcePolygonCW 3d (geom)    Orients all exterior rings clockwise and all interior rings counter-clockwise.
ST_ForceSFS3d    Force the geometries to use SFS 1.1 geometry types only. geomA geomA, version
ST_ForceRHR3d (g)    Force the orientation of the vertices in a polygon to follow the Right-Hand-Rule.
ST_ForceCurve3d (g)    Upcast a geometry into its curved type, if applicable.
ST_LineToCurve3d (geomANoncircular)    Converts a linear geometry to a curved geometry.
ST_Multi (geom)    Return the geometry as a MULTI* geometry.
ST_Normalize (geom)    Return the geometry in its canonical form.
ST_QuantizeCoordinates (g, prec_x, prec_y, prec_z, prec_m)    Sets least significant bits of coordinates to zero
ST_RemovePoint3d (linestring, offset)    Remove a point from a linestring.
ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints3d (geom, tolerance)    Returns a version of a geometry with duplicate points removed.
ST_Reverse3d (g1)    Return the geometry with vertex order reversed.
ST_SegmentizeG    Returns a modified geometry/geography having no segment longer than a given distance. geom, max_segment_length geog, max_segment_length
ST_SetPoint3d (linestring, zerobasedposition, point)    Replace point of a linestring with a given point.
ST_ShiftLongitude3d (geom)    Shifts the longitude coordinates of a geometry between -180..180 and 0..360.
ST_WrapX3d (geom, wrap, move)    Wrap a geometry around an X value.
ST_SnapToGrid3d    Snap all points of the input geometry to a regular grid. geomA, originX, originY, sizeX, sizeY geomA, sizeX, sizeY geomA, size geomA, pointOrigin, sizeX, sizeY, sizeZ, sizeM
ST_Snap (input, reference, tolerance)    Snap segments and vertices of input geometry to vertices of a reference geometry.
ST_SwapOrdinates3d (geom, ords)    Returns a version of the given geometry with given ordinate values swapped.

Geometry Validation
ST_IsValidmm    Tests if a geometry is well-formed in 2D. g g, flags
ST_IsValidDetail (geom, flags)    Returns a valid_detail row stating if a geometry is valid or if not a reason and a location.
ST_IsValidReason    Returns text stating if a geometry is valid, or a reason for invalidity. geomA geomA, flags
ST_MakeValid3d    Attempts to make an invalid geometry valid without losing vertices. input input, params

Spatial Reference System Functions
ST_InverseTransformPipeline1 (geom, pipeline, to_srid)    Return a new geometry with coordinates transformed to a different spatial reference system using the inverse of a defined coordinate transformation pipeline.
ST_SetSRID (geom, srid)    Set the SRID on a geometry.
ST_SRIDmm (g1)    Returns the spatial reference identifier for a geometry.
ST_Transformmm    Return a new geometry with coordinates transformed to a different spatial reference system. g1, srid geom, to_proj geom, from_proj, to_proj geom, from_proj, to_srid
ST_TransformPipeline1 (g1, pipeline, to_srid)    Return a new geometry with coordinates transformed to a different spatial reference system using a defined coordinate transformation pipeline.

Geometry Input
ST_BdPolyFromText (WKT, srid)    Construct a Polygon given an arbitrary collection of closed linestrings as a MultiLineString Well-Known text representation.
ST_BdMPolyFromText (WKT, srid)    Construct a MultiPolygon given an arbitrary collection of closed linestrings as a MultiLineString text representation Well-Known text representation.
ST_GeogFromTextG (EWKT)    Return a specified geography value from Well-Known Text representation or extended (WKT).
ST_GeographyFromTextG (EWKT)    Return a specified geography value from Well-Known Text representation or extended (WKT).
ST_GeomCollFromTextmm    Makes a collection Geometry from collection WKT with the given SRID. If SRID is not given, it defaults to 0. WKT, srid WKT
ST_GeomFromEWKT3d (EWKT)    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from Extended Well-Known Text representation (EWKT).
ST_GeomFromMARC21 (marcxml)    Takes MARC21/XML geographic data as input and returns a PostGIS geometry object.
ST_GeometryFromTextmm    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from Well-Known Text representation (WKT). This is an alias name for ST_GeomFromText WKT WKT, srid
ST_GeomFromTextmm    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from Well-Known Text representation (WKT). WKT WKT, srid
ST_LineFromTextmm    Makes a Geometry from WKT representation with the given SRID. If SRID is not given, it defaults to 0. WKT WKT, srid
ST_MLineFromTextmm    Return a specified ST_MultiLineString value from WKT representation. WKT, srid WKT
ST_MPointFromTextmm    Makes a Geometry from WKT with the given SRID. If SRID is not given, it defaults to 0. WKT, srid WKT
ST_MPolyFromTextmm    Makes a MultiPolygon Geometry from WKT with the given SRID. If SRID is not given, it defaults to 0. WKT, srid WKT
ST_PointFromTextmm    Makes a point Geometry from WKT with the given SRID. If SRID is not given, it defaults to unknown. WKT WKT, srid
ST_PolygonFromTextmm    Makes a Geometry from WKT with the given SRID. If SRID is not given, it defaults to 0. WKT WKT, srid
ST_WKTToSQLmm (WKT)    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from Well-Known Text representation (WKT). This is an alias name for ST_GeomFromText
ST_GeogFromWKBG (wkb)    Creates a geography instance from a Well-Known Binary geometry representation (WKB) or extended Well Known Binary (EWKB).
ST_GeomFromEWKB3d (EWKB)    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from Extended Well-Known Binary representation (EWKB).
ST_GeomFromWKBmm    Creates a geometry instance from a Well-Known Binary geometry representation (WKB) and optional SRID. geom geom, srid
ST_LineFromWKBmm    Makes a LINESTRING from WKB with the given SRID WKB WKB, srid
ST_LinestringFromWKBmm    Makes a geometry from WKB with the given SRID. WKB WKB, srid
ST_PointFromWKBmm 3d    Makes a geometry from WKB with the given SRID geom geom, srid
ST_WKBToSQLmm (WKB)    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from Well-Known Binary representation (WKB). This is an alias name for ST_GeomFromWKB that takes no srid
ST_Box2dFromGeoHash (geohash, precision=full_precision_of_geohash)    Return a BOX2D from a GeoHash string.
ST_GeomFromGeoHash (geohash, precision=full_precision_of_geohash)    Return a geometry from a GeoHash string.
ST_GeomFromGML3d    Takes as input GML representation of geometry and outputs a PostGIS geometry object geomgml geomgml, srid
ST_GeomFromGeoJSON3d    Takes as input a geojson representation of a geometry and outputs a PostGIS geometry object geomjson geomjson geomjson
ST_GeomFromKML3d (geomkml)    Takes as input KML representation of geometry and outputs a PostGIS geometry object
ST_GeomFromTWKB (twkb)    Creates a geometry instance from a TWKB ("Tiny Well-Known Binary") geometry representation.
ST_GMLToSQLmm    Return a specified ST_Geometry value from GML representation. This is an alias name for ST_GeomFromGML geomgml geomgml, srid
ST_LineFromEncodedPolyline (polyline, precision=5)    Creates a LineString from an Encoded Polyline.
ST_PointFromGeoHash (geohash, precision=full_precision_of_geohash)    Return a point from a GeoHash string.
ST_FromFlatGeobufToTable (schemaname, tablename, FlatGeobuf input data)    Creates a table based on the structure of FlatGeobuf data.
ST_FromFlatGeobuf (Table reference, FlatGeobuf input data)    Reads FlatGeobuf data.

Geometry Output
ST_AsEWKTG 3d    Return the Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the geometry with SRID meta data. g1 g1, maxdecimaldigits=15 g1 g1, maxdecimaldigits=15
ST_AsTextmm G    Return the Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the geometry/geography without SRID metadata. g1 g1, maxdecimaldigits = 15 g1 g1, maxdecimaldigits = 15
ST_AsBinarymm G 3d    Return the OGC/ISO Well-Known Binary (WKB) representation of the geometry/geography without SRID meta data. g1 g1, NDR_or_XDR g1 g1, NDR_or_XDR
ST_AsEWKB3d    Return the Extended Well-Known Binary (EWKB) representation of the geometry with SRID meta data. g1 g1, NDR_or_XDR
ST_AsHEXEWKB3d    Returns a Geometry in HEXEWKB format (as text) using either little-endian (NDR) or big-endian (XDR) encoding. g1, NDRorXDR g1
ST_AsEncodedPolyline (geom, precision=5)    Returns an Encoded Polyline from a LineString geometry.
ST_AsFlatGeobuf    Return a FlatGeobuf representation of a set of rows. row agg row, index row, index, geom_name
ST_AsGeobuf    Return a Geobuf representation of a set of rows. row agg row, geom_name
ST_AsGeoJSONG 3d    Return a geometry as a GeoJSON element. feature, geomcolumnname, maxdecimaldigits=9, pretty_bool=false geom, maxdecimaldigits=9, options=8 geog, maxdecimaldigits=9, options=0
ST_AsGMLmm G 3d    Return the geometry as a GML version 2 or 3 element. geom, maxdecimaldigits=15, options=0 geog, maxdecimaldigits=15, options=0, nprefix=null, id=null version, geom, maxdecimaldigits=15, options=0, nprefix=null, id=null version, geog, maxdecimaldigits=15, options=0, nprefix=null, id=null
ST_AsKMLG 3d    Return the geometry as a KML element. geom, maxdecimaldigits=15, nprefix=NULL geog, maxdecimaldigits=15, nprefix=NULL
ST_AsLatLonText (pt, format='')    Return the Degrees, Minutes, Seconds representation of the given point.
ST_AsMARC21 (geom, format='hdddmmss')    Returns geometry as a MARC21/XML record with a geographic datafield (034).
ST_AsMVTGeom (geom, bounds, extent=4096, buffer=256, clip_geom=true)    Transforms a geometry into the coordinate space of a MVT tile.
ST_AsMVT    Aggregate function returning a MVT representation of a set of rows. row agg row, name row, name, extent row, name, extent, geom_name row, name, extent, geom_name, feature_id_name
ST_AsSVGG    Returns SVG path data for a geometry. geom, rel=0, maxdecimaldigits=15 geog, rel=0, maxdecimaldigits=15
ST_AsTWKB    Returns the geometry as TWKB, aka "Tiny Well-Known Binary" geom, prec=0, prec_z=0, prec_m=0, with_sizes=false, with_boxes=false geom, ids, prec=0, prec_z=0, prec_m=0, with_sizes=false, with_boxes=false
ST_AsX3D3d (g1, maxdecimaldigits=15, options=0)    Returns a Geometry in X3D xml node element format: ISO-IEC-19776-1.2-X3DEncodings-XML
ST_GeoHash (geom, maxchars=full_precision_of_point)    Return a GeoHash representation of the geometry.

Operators
&&G    Returns TRUE if A's 2D bounding box intersects B's 2D bounding box. A, B A, B
&&(geometry,box2df) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a geometry's (cached) 2D bounding box intersects a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF).
&&(box2df,geometry) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF) intersects a geometry's (cached) 2D bounding box.
&&(box2df,box2df) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if two 2D float precision bounding boxes (BOX2DF) intersect each other.
&&&3d (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's n-D bounding box intersects B's n-D bounding box.
&&&(geometry,gidx)3d (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a geometry's (cached) n-D bounding box intersects a n-D float precision bounding box (GIDX).
&&&(gidx,geometry)3d (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a n-D float precision bounding box (GIDX) intersects a geometry's (cached) n-D bounding box.
&&&(gidx,gidx)3d (A, B)    Returns TRUE if two n-D float precision bounding boxes (GIDX) intersect each other.
&< (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box overlaps or is to the left of B's.
&<| (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box overlaps or is below B's.
&> (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A' bounding box overlaps or is to the right of B's.
<< (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is strictly to the left of B's.
<<| (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is strictly below B's.
=G    Returns TRUE if the coordinates and coordinate order geometry/geography A are the same as the coordinates and coordinate order of geometry/geography B. A, B A, B
>> (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is strictly to the right of B's.
@ (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is contained by B's.
@(geometry,box2df) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a geometry's 2D bounding box is contained into a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF).
@(box2df,geometry) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF) is contained into a geometry's 2D bounding box.
@(box2df,box2df) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF) is contained into another 2D float precision bounding box.
|&> (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box overlaps or is above B's.
|>> (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is strictly above B's.
~ (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box contains B's.
~(geometry,box2df) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a geometry's 2D bonding box contains a 2D float precision bounding box (GIDX).
~(box2df,geometry) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF) contains a geometry's 2D bonding box.
~(box2df,box2df) (A, B)    Returns TRUE if a 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF) contains another 2D float precision bounding box (BOX2DF).
~= (A, B)    Returns TRUE if A's bounding box is the same as B's.
<->G    Returns the 2D distance between A and B. A, B A, B
|=| (A, B)    Returns the distance between A and B trajectories at their closest point of approach.
<#> (A, B)    Returns the 2D distance between A and B bounding boxes.
<<->> (A, B)    Returns the n-D distance between the centroids of A and B bounding boxes.
<<#>> (A, B)    Returns the n-D distance between A and B bounding boxes.

Spatial Relationships
ST_3DIntersectsmm 3d (geomA, geomB)    Tests if two geometries spatially intersect in 3D - only for points, linestrings, polygons, polyhedral surface (area)
ST_Containsmm (geomA, geomB)    Tests if every point of B lies in A, and their interiors have a point in common
ST_ContainsProperly (geomA, geomB)    Tests if every point of B lies in the interior of A
ST_CoveredByG    Tests if every point of A lies in B geomA, geomB geogA, geogB
ST_CoversG    Tests if every point of B lies in A geomA, geomB geogpolyA, geogpointB
ST_Crossesmm (g1, g2)    Tests if two geometries have some, but not all, interior points in common
ST_Disjointmm (A, B)    Tests if two geometries have no points in common
ST_Equalsmm (A, B)    Tests if two geometries include the same set of points
ST_Intersectsmm G    Tests if two geometries intersect (they have at least one point in common) geomA, geomB geogA, geogB
ST_LineCrossingDirection (linestringA, linestringB)    Returns a number indicating the crossing behavior of two LineStrings
ST_OrderingEqualsmm (A, B)    Tests if two geometries represent the same geometry and have points in the same directional order
ST_Overlapsmm (A, B)    Tests if two geometries have the same dimension and intersect, but each has at least one point not in the other
ST_Relatemm    Tests if two geometries have a topological relationship matching an Intersection Matrix pattern, or computes their Intersection Matrix geomA, geomB, intersectionMatrixPattern geomA, geomB geomA, geomB, boundaryNodeRule
ST_RelateMatch (intersectionMatrix, intersectionMatrixPattern)    Tests if a DE-9IM Intersection Matrix matches an Intersection Matrix pattern
ST_Touchesmm (A, B)    Tests if two geometries have at least one point in common, but their interiors do not intersect
ST_Withinmm (A, B)    Tests if every point of A lies in B, and their interiors have a point in common
ST_3DDWithinmm 3d (g1, g2, distance_of_srid)    Tests if two 3D geometries are within a given 3D distance
ST_3DDFullyWithin3d (g1, g2, distance)    Tests if two 3D geometries are entirely within a given 3D distance
ST_DFullyWithin (g1, g2, distance)    Tests if two geometries are entirely within a given distance
ST_DWithinG    Tests if two geometries are within a given distance g1, g2, distance_of_srid gg1, gg2, distance_meters, use_spheroid = true
ST_PointInsideCircle (a_point, center_x, center_y, radius)    Tests if a point geometry is inside a circle defined by a center and radius

Measurement Functions
ST_Areamm G    Returns the area of a polygonal geometry. g1 geog, use_spheroid = true
ST_AzimuthG    Returns the north-based azimuth of a line between two points. origin, target origin, target
ST_Angle    Returns the angle between two vectors defined by 3 or 4 points, or 2 lines. point1, point2, point3, point4 line1, line2
ST_ClosestPoint (geom1, geom2)    Returns the 2D point on g1 that is closest to g2. This is the first point of the shortest line from one geometry to the other.
ST_3DClosestPoint3d (g1, g2)    Returns the 3D point on g1 that is closest to g2. This is the first point of the 3D shortest line.
ST_Distancemm G    Returns the distance between two geometry or geography values. g1, g2 geog1, geog2, use_spheroid = true
ST_3DDistancemm 3d (g1, g2)    Returns the 3D cartesian minimum distance (based on spatial ref) between two geometries in projected units.
ST_DistanceSphere (geomlonlatA, geomlonlatB, radius=6371008)    Returns minimum distance in meters between two lon/lat geometries using a spherical earth model.
ST_DistanceSpheroid (geomlonlatA, geomlonlatB, measurement_spheroid=WGS84)    Returns the minimum distance between two lon/lat geometries using a spheroidal earth model.
ST_FrechetDistance (g1, g2, densifyFrac = -1)    Returns the Fréchet distance between two geometries.
ST_HausdorffDistance    Returns the Hausdorff distance between two geometries. g1, g2 g1, g2, densifyFrac
ST_Lengthmm G    Returns the 2D length of a linear geometry. a_2dlinestring geog, use_spheroid = true
ST_Length2D (a_2dlinestring)    Returns the 2D length of a linear geometry. Alias for ST_Length
ST_3DLengthmm 3d (a_3dlinestring)    Returns the 3D length of a linear geometry.
ST_LengthSpheroid3d (a_geometry, a_spheroid)    Returns the 2D or 3D length/perimeter of a lon/lat geometry on a spheroid.
ST_LongestLine (g1, g2)    Returns the 2D longest line between two geometries.
ST_3DLongestLine3d (g1, g2)    Returns the 3D longest line between two geometries
ST_MaxDistance (g1, g2)    Returns the 2D largest distance between two geometries in projected units.
ST_3DMaxDistance3d (g1, g2)    Returns the 3D cartesian maximum distance (based on spatial ref) between two geometries in projected units.
ST_MinimumClearance (g)    Returns the minimum clearance of a geometry, a measure of a geometry's robustness.
ST_MinimumClearanceLine (g)    Returns the two-point LineString spanning a geometry's minimum clearance.
ST_Perimetermm G    Returns the length of the boundary of a polygonal geometry or geography. g1 geog, use_spheroid = true
ST_Perimeter2D (geomA)    Returns the 2D perimeter of a polygonal geometry. Alias for ST_Perimeter.
ST_3DPerimetermm 3d (geomA)    Returns the 3D perimeter of a polygonal geometry.
ST_ProjectG (g1, distance, azimuth)    Returns a point projected from a start point by a distance and bearing (azimuth).
ST_ShortestLine (geom1, geom2)    Returns the 2D shortest line between two geometries
ST_3DShortestLine3d (g1, g2)    Returns the 3D shortest line between two geometries

Overlay Functions
ST_ClipByBox2D (geom, box)    Computes the portion of a geometry falling within a rectangle.
ST_Differencemm g3.9 3d (geomA, geomB, gridSize = -1)    Computes a geometry representing the part of geometry A that does not intersect geometry B.
ST_Intersectionmm G g3.9 3d    Computes a geometry representing the shared portion of geometries A and B. geomA, geomB, gridSize = -1 geogA, geogB
ST_MemUnion3d (geomfield)    Aggregate function which unions geometries in a memory-efficent but slower way
ST_Node3d (geom)    Nodes a collection of lines.
ST_Split (input, blade)    Returns a collection of geometries created by splitting a geometry by another geometry.
ST_Subdivideg3.9 (geom, max_vertices=256, gridSize = -1)    Computes a rectilinear subdivision of a geometry.
ST_SymDifferencemm g3.9 3d (geomA, geomB, gridSize = -1)    Computes a geometry representing the portions of geometries A and B that do not intersect.
ST_UnaryUniong3.9 3d (geom, gridSize = -1)    Computes the union of the components of a single geometry.
ST_Unionmm g3.9 3d    Computes a geometry representing the point-set union of the input geometries. g1, g2 g1, g2, gridSize g1_array g1field agg g1field, gridSize agg

Geometry Processing
ST_Buffermm G    Computes a geometry covering all points within a given distance from a geometry. g1, radius_of_buffer, buffer_style_parameters = '' g1, radius_of_buffer, num_seg_quarter_circle g1, radius_of_buffer, buffer_style_parameters g1, radius_of_buffer, num_seg_quarter_circle
ST_BuildArea (geom)    Creates a polygonal geometry formed by the linework of a geometry.
ST_Centroidmm G    Returns the geometric center of a geometry. g1 g1, use_spheroid = true
ST_ChaikinSmoothing3d (geom, nIterations = 1, preserveEndPoints = false)    Returns a smoothed version of a geometry, using the Chaikin algorithm
ST_ConcaveHull (param_geom, param_pctconvex, param_allow_holes = false)    Computes a possibly concave geometry that contains all input geometry vertices
ST_ConvexHullmm 3d (geomA)    Computes the convex hull of a geometry.
ST_DelaunayTriangles3d (g1, tolerance = 0.0, flags = 0)    Returns the Delaunay triangulation of the vertices of a geometry.
ST_FilterByM (geom, min, max = null, returnM = false)    Removes vertices based on their M value
ST_GeneratePoints    Generates random points contained in a Polygon or MultiPolygon. g, npoints g, npoints, seed = 0
ST_GeometricMedian 3d (geom, tolerance = NULL, max_iter = 10000, fail_if_not_converged = false)    Returns the geometric median of a MultiPoint.
ST_LineMerge    Return the lines formed by sewing together a MultiLineString. amultilinestring amultilinestring, directed
ST_MaximumInscribedCircleg3.9 (geom)    Computes the largest circle contained within a geometry.
ST_MinimumBoundingCircle (geomA, num_segs_per_qt_circ=48)    Returns the smallest circle polygon that contains a geometry.
ST_MinimumBoundingRadius (geom)    Returns the center point and radius of the smallest circle that contains a geometry.
ST_OrientedEnvelope (geom)    Returns a minimum-area rectangle containing a geometry.
ST_OffsetCurve (line, signed_distance, style_parameters='')    Returns an offset line at a given distance and side from an input line.
ST_PointOnSurfacemm 3d (g1)    Computes a point guaranteed to lie in a polygon, or on a geometry.
ST_Polygonize    Computes a collection of polygons formed from the linework of a set of geometries. geomfield agg geom_array
ST_ReducePrecisiong3.9 (g, gridsize)    Returns a valid geometry with points rounded to a grid tolerance.
ST_SharedPaths (lineal1, lineal2)    Returns a collection containing paths shared by the two input linestrings/multilinestrings.
ST_Simplify    Returns a simplified version of a geometry, using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm. geomA, tolerance geomA, tolerance, preserveCollapsed
ST_SimplifyPreserveTopology (geomA, tolerance)    Returns a simplified and valid version of a geometry, using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm.
ST_SimplifyPolygonHull (param_geom, vertex_fraction, is_outer = true)    Computes a simplifed topology-preserving outer or inner hull of a polygonal geometry.
ST_SimplifyVW (geomA, tolerance)    Returns a simplified version of a geometry, using the Visvalingam-Whyatt algorithm
ST_SetEffectiveArea (geomA, threshold = 0, set_area = 1)    Sets the effective area for each vertex, using the Visvalingam-Whyatt algorithm.
ST_TriangulatePolygon (geom)    Computes the constrained Delaunay triangulation of polygons
ST_VoronoiLines (geom, tolerance = 0.0, extend_to = NULL)    Returns the boundaries of the Voronoi diagram of the vertices of a geometry.
ST_VoronoiPolygons (geom, tolerance = 0.0, extend_to = NULL)    Returns the cells of the Voronoi diagram of the vertices of a geometry.

Affine Transformations
ST_Affine3d    Apply a 3D affine transformation to a geometry. geomA, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, xoff, yoff, zoff geomA, a, b, d, e, xoff, yoff
ST_Rotate3d    Rotates a geometry about an origin point. geomA, rotRadians geomA, rotRadians, x0, y0 geomA, rotRadians, pointOrigin
ST_RotateX3d (geomA, rotRadians)    Rotates a geometry about the X axis.
ST_RotateY3d (geomA, rotRadians)    Rotates a geometry about the Y axis.
ST_RotateZ3d (geomA, rotRadians)    Rotates a geometry about the Z axis.
ST_Scale3d    Scales a geometry by given factors. geomA, XFactor, YFactor, ZFactor geomA, XFactor, YFactor geom, factor geom, factor, origin
ST_Translate3d    Translates a geometry by given offsets. g1, deltax, deltay g1, deltax, deltay, deltaz
ST_TransScale3d (geomA, deltaX, deltaY, XFactor, YFactor)    Translates and scales a geometry by given offsets and factors.

Clustering Functions
ST_ClusterDBSCAN (geom, eps, minpoints)    Window function that returns a cluster id for each input geometry using the DBSCAN algorithm.
ST_ClusterIntersectingWin1 (geom)    Window function that returns a cluster id for each input geometry, clustering input geometries into connected sets.
ST_ClusterIntersecting (g)    Aggregate function that clusters input geometries into connected sets.
ST_ClusterKMeans (geom, number_of_clusters, max_radius)    Window function that returns a cluster id for each input geometry using the K-means algorithm.
ST_ClusterWithin (g, distance)    Aggregate function that clusters input geometries by separation distance.
ST_ClusterWithinWin1 (geom, distance)    Window function that returns a cluster id for each input geometry, clustering using separation distance.

Bounding Box Functions
Box2D (geom)    Returns a BOX2D representing the 2D extent of a geometry.
Box3D3d (geom)    Returns a BOX3D representing the 3D extent of a geometry.
ST_EstimatedExtent    Returns the estimated extent of a spatial table. schema_name, table_name, geocolumn_name, parent_only schema_name, table_name, geocolumn_name table_name, geocolumn_name
ST_Expand    Returns a bounding box expanded from another bounding box or a geometry. geom, units_to_expand geom, dx, dy, dz=0, dm=0 box, units_to_expand box, dx, dy box, units_to_expand box, dx, dy, dz=0
ST_Extent (geomfield)    Aggregate function that returns the bounding box of geometries.
ST_3DExtent3d (geomfield)    Aggregate function that returns the 3D bounding box of geometries.
ST_MakeBox2D (pointLowLeft, pointUpRight)    Creates a BOX2D defined by two 2D point geometries.
ST_3DMakeBox (point3DLowLeftBottom, point3DUpRightTop)    Creates a BOX3D defined by two 3D point geometries.
ST_XMax3d (aGeomorBox2DorBox3D)    Returns the X maxima of a 2D or 3D bounding box or a geometry.
ST_XMin3d (aGeomorBox2DorBox3D)    Returns the X minima of a 2D or 3D bounding box or a geometry.
ST_YMax3d (aGeomorBox2DorBox3D)    Returns the Y maxima of a 2D or 3D bounding box or a geometry.
ST_YMin3d (aGeomorBox2DorBox3D)    Returns the Y minima of a 2D or 3D bounding box or a geometry.
ST_ZMax3d (aGeomorBox2DorBox3D)    Returns the Z maxima of a 2D or 3D bounding box or a geometry.
ST_ZMin3d (aGeomorBox2DorBox3D)    Returns the Z minima of a 2D or 3D bounding box or a geometry.

Linear Referencing
ST_LineInterpolatePoint3d (a_linestring, a_fraction)    Returns a point interpolated along a line at a fractional location.
ST_3DLineInterpolatePoint3d (a_linestring, a_fraction)    Returns a point interpolated along a 3D line at a fractional location.
ST_LineInterpolatePoints3d (a_linestring, a_fraction, repeat)    Returns points interpolated along a line at a fractional interval.
ST_LineLocatePoint (a_linestring, a_point)    Returns the fractional location of the closest point on a line to a point.
ST_LineSubstring3d (a_linestring, startfraction, endfraction)    Returns the part of a line between two fractional locations.
ST_LocateAlongmm (geom_with_measure, measure, offset = 0)    Returns the point(s) on a geometry that match a measure value.
ST_LocateBetweenmm (geom, measure_start, measure_end, offset = 0)    Returns the portions of a geometry that match a measure range.
ST_LocateBetweenElevations3d (geom, elevation_start, elevation_end)    Returns the portions of a geometry that lie in an elevation (Z) range.
ST_InterpolatePoint3d (linear_geom_with_measure, point)    Returns the interpolated measure of a geometry closest to a point.
ST_AddMeasure3d (geom_mline, measure_start, measure_end)    Interpolates measures along a linear geometry.

Trajectory Functions
ST_IsValidTrajectory3d (line)    Tests if the geometry is a valid trajectory.
ST_ClosestPointOfApproach3d (track1, track2)    Returns a measure at the closest point of approach of two trajectories.
ST_DistanceCPA3d (track1, track2)    Returns the distance between the closest point of approach of two trajectories.
ST_CPAWithin3d (track1, track2, dist)    Tests if the closest point of approach of two trajectories is within the specified distance.

Long Transaction Support
AddAuth (auth_token)    Adds an authorization token to be used in the current transaction.
CheckAuth    Creates a trigger on a table to prevent/allow updates and deletes of rows based on authorization token. a_schema_name, a_table_name, a_key_column_name a_table_name, a_key_column_name
DisableLongTransactions ()    Disables long transaction support.
EnableLongTransactions ()    Enables long transaction support.
LockRow    Sets lock/authorization for a row in a table. a_schema_name, a_table_name, a_row_key, an_auth_token, expire_dt a_table_name, a_row_key, an_auth_token, expire_dt a_table_name, a_row_key, an_auth_token
UnlockRows (auth_token)    Removes all locks held by an authorization token.

Version Functions
PostGIS_Extensions_Upgrade (target_version=null)    Packages and upgrades PostGIS extensions (e.g. postgis_raster, postgis_topology, postgis_sfcgal) to given or latest version.
PostGIS_Full_Version ()    Reports full PostGIS version and build configuration infos.
PostGIS_GEOS_Version ()    Returns the version number of the GEOS library.
PostGIS_GEOS_Compiled_Version1 ()    Returns the version number of the GEOS library against which PostGIS was built.
PostGIS_Liblwgeom_Version ()    Returns the version number of the liblwgeom library. This should match the version of PostGIS.
PostGIS_LibXML_Version ()    Returns the version number of the libxml2 library.
PostGIS_Lib_Build_Date ()    Returns build date of the PostGIS library.
PostGIS_Lib_Version ()    Returns the version number of the PostGIS library.
PostGIS_PROJ_Version ()    Returns the version number of the PROJ4 library.
PostGIS_Wagyu_Version ()    Returns the version number of the internal Wagyu library.
PostGIS_Scripts_Build_Date ()    Returns build date of the PostGIS scripts.
PostGIS_Scripts_Installed ()    Returns version of the PostGIS scripts installed in this database.
PostGIS_Scripts_Released ()    Returns the version number of the postgis.sql script released with the installed PostGIS lib.
PostGIS_Version ()    Returns PostGIS version number and compile-time options.

Grand Unified Custom Variables (GUCs)
postgis.backend    The backend to service a function where GEOS and SFCGAL overlap. Options: geos or sfcgal. Defaults to geos.
postgis.gdal_datapath    A configuration option to assign the value of GDAL's GDAL_DATA option. If not set, the environmentally set GDAL_DATA variable is used.
postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers    A configuration option to set the enabled GDAL drivers in the PostGIS environment. Affects the GDAL configuration variable GDAL_SKIP.
postgis.enable_outdb_rasters    A boolean configuration option to enable access to out-db raster bands.
postgis.gdal_config_options    A string configuration to set options used when working with an out-db raster.

Troubleshooting Functions
PostGIS_AddBBox (geomA)    Add bounding box to the geometry.
PostGIS_DropBBox (geomA)    Drop the bounding box cache from the geometry.
PostGIS_HasBBox (geomA)    Returns TRUE if the bbox of this geometry is cached, FALSE otherwise.