Geography.FromWellKnownText

Geography.FromWellKnownText is a Power Query M function that translates text representing a geographic value in Well-Known Text (WKT) format into a structured record. The function returns a record representing the geographic value.

Compatible with: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop Excel Microsoft 365

Syntax

Geography.FromWellKnownText( input as nullable text ) as nullable record

Description

Translates text representing a geographic value in Well-Known Text (WKT) format into a structured record. WKT is a standard format defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and is the typical serialization format used by databases including SQL Server.

Related functions

Other functions related to Geography.FromWellKnownText are:

• Geography.ToWellKnownText
• GeographyPoint.From

Last update: August 17, 2023 | Contribute » | Contributors: Rick de Groot
Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/geography-fromwellknowntext
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