ST_Y

Introduced or updated: v1.2.458

Returns the latitude (Y coordinate) of a Point represented by a GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY object.

Syntax

ST_Y(<geometry_or_geography>)

Arguments

Arguments	Description
<geometry_or_geography>	The argument must be an expression of type GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY and must contain a Point.

Return Type

Double.

Examples

GEOMETRY examples

SELECT
  ST_Y(
    ST_MAKEGEOMPOINT(
      37.5, 45.5
    )
  ) AS pipeline_y;

┌────────────┐
│ pipeline_y │
├────────────┤
│       45.5 │
└────────────┘

GEOGRAPHY examples

SELECT
  ST_Y(
    ST_GEOGFROMWKT(
      'POINT(37.5 45.5)'
    )
  ) AS pipeline_y;

┌────────────┐
│ pipeline_y │
├────────────┤
│       45.5 │
└────────────┘