ST_YMAX

Introduced or updated: v1.2.512

Returns the maximum latitude (Y coordinate) of all points contained in the specified GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY object.

Syntax

ST_YMAX(<geometry_or_geography>)

Arguments

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

Return Type

Double.

Examples

GEOMETRY examples

SELECT
  ST_YMAX(
    TO_GEOMETRY(
      'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(POINT(180 50),LINESTRING(10 10,20 20,10 40),POINT EMPTY)'
    )
  ) AS pipeline_ymax;

┌───────────────┐
│ pipeline_ymax │
├───────────────┤
│            50 │
└───────────────┘

SELECT
  ST_YMAX(
    TO_GEOMETRY(
      'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(POINT(40 10),LINESTRING(10 10,20 20,10 40),POLYGON((40 40,20 45,45 30,40 40)))'
    )
  ) AS pipeline_ymax;

┌───────────────┐
│ pipeline_ymax │
├───────────────┤
│            45 │
└───────────────┘

GEOGRAPHY examples

SELECT
  ST_YMAX(
    ST_GEOGFROMWKT(
      'LINESTRING(-179 10, 179 22)'
    )
  ) AS pipeline_ymax;

┌───────────────┐
│ pipeline_ymax │
├───────────────┤
│            22 │
└───────────────┘