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Geospatial Functions

H3_POLYGON_TO_CELLS¶

Returns an ARRAY of INTEGER values of the IDs of H3 cells that have centroids contained by a Polygon (specified by a GEOGRAPHY object).

See also:

H3_POLYGON_TO_CELLS_STRINGS , H3_COVERAGE

Syntax¶

H3_POLYGON_TO_CELLS( <geography_polygon> , <target_resolution> )
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Arguments¶

geography_polygon

A GEOGRAPHY object that represents a Polygon.

target_resolution

An INTEGER between 0 and 15 (inclusive) that specifies the H3 resolution that you want to use for the returned H3 cells.

Specifying any other INTEGER value results in an error.

Returns¶

Returns an ARRAY of INTEGER values for the IDs of the H3 cells that have centroids contained in the specified input Polygon.

Usage notes¶

  • The function uses planar approximation, which treats points on the Earth’s surface as if they were connected by straight lines, rather than curved arcs. If you need a spherical approximation, use H3_COVERAGE instead.

  • A cell is considered to be within the Polygon if its centroid is contained by the Polygon.

  • When you apply FLATTEN to the ARRAY returned by the function, cast each value explicitly to an integer.

Examples¶

The following example returns an ARRAY of the IDs of H3 cells that have centroids contained in the specified Polygon.

SELECT H3_POLYGON_TO_CELLS(
  TO_GEOGRAPHY(
    'POLYGON((-122.481889 37.826683,-122.479487 37.808548,-122.474150 37.808904,-122.476510 37.826935,-122.481889 37.826683))'
  ),
  9) AS h3_cells_in_polygon;
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+-----------------------+
| H3_CELLS_IN_POLYGON   |
|-----------------------|
| [                     |
|   617700171176476671, |
|   617700171168874495, |
|   617700171177525247, |
|   617700171167563775, |
|   617700171225497599, |
|   617700171188011007, |
|   617700171168350207, |
|   617700171168612351, |
|   617700171167825919  |
| ]                     |
+-----------------------+
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