This lab introduces the special GEOGRAPHY
data type in Google Cloud Platform’s BigQuery GIS serverless data warehouse tool. The lab walks the user through the spatial constructor functions which allow the user to create GEOGRAPHY
objects, including points, linestrings, and polygons. The final section covers how users can export GEOGRAPHY
objects into other data formats, such as GeoJSON.
Upon completion of this lab you will be able to:
GEOGRAPHY
data objectGEOGRAPHY
objects into other formatsThis lab is intended for:
You should possess:
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