ST_ConvexHull - Amazon Redshift
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ST_ConvexHull

ST_ConvexHull returns a geometry that represents the convex hull of the nonempty points contained in the input geometry.

For empty input, the resulting geometry is the same as the input geometry. For all nonempty input, the function operates on the 2D projection of the input geometry. However, the dimension of the output geometry depends on the dimension of the input geometry. More specifically, when the input geometry is a nonempty 3DM or 3D geometry, m coordinates are dropped. That is, the dimension of the returned geometry is 2D or 3DZ, respectively. If the input is a nonempty 2D or 3DZ geometry, the resulting geometry has the same dimension.

Syntax

ST_ConvexHull(geom)

Arguments

geom

A value of data type GEOMETRY or an expression that evaluates to a GEOMETRY type.

Return type

GEOMETRY

The spatial reference system identifier (SRID) value of the returned geometry is the SRID value of the input geometry.

If geom is null, then null is returned.

The values returned are as follows.

Number of points on the convex hull Geometry subtype

0

A copy of geom is returned.

1

A POINT subtype is returned.

2

A LINESTRING subtype is returned. The two points of the returned linestring are lexicographically ordered.

3 or greater

A POLYGON subtype with no interior rings is returned. The polygon is clockwise oriented, and the first point of the exterior ring is the lexicographically smallest point of the ring.

Examples

The following SQL returns the extended well-known text (EWKT) representation of a linestring. In this case, the convex hull returned is a polygon.

SELECT ST_AsEWKT(ST_ConvexHull(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0,1 0,0 1,1 1,0.5 0.5)'))) as output;

output
-------------
POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))

The following SQL returns the EWKT representation of a linestring. In this case, the convex hull returned is a linestring.

SELECT ST_AsEWKT(ST_ConvexHull(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0,1 1,0.2 0.2,0.6 0.6,0.5 0.5)'))) as output;

output
-------------
LINESTRING(0 0,1 1)

The following SQL returns the EWKT representation of a multipoint. In this case, the convex hull returned is a point.

SELECT ST_AsEWKT(ST_ConvexHull(ST_GeomFromText('MULTIPOINT(0 0,0 0,0 0)'))) as output;

output
-------------
POINT(0 0)