WKT and WKB data formats

Geospatial Analytics supports industry-standard spatial data formats.

Well-known text (WKT) format
The OpenGIS Consortium Simple Features for SQL specification defines the well-known text format to exchange geometry data in ASCII format. This format is also referenced by the ISO SQL/MM Part: 3 Spatial standard.
Well-known binary (WKB) format
The OpenGIS Consortium Simple Features for SQL specification defines the well-known binary format. This format is also defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) SQL/MM Part: 3 Spatial standard.

Parent topic: Key concepts