ddb-geo-ibis-support.md

duckdb ST	ibis ops	ibis + duckdb support	Summary
ST_Area	GeoArea	✅	Returns the area of a geometry.
ST_Area_Spheroid			Returns the area of a geometry in meters, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth
ST_AsGeoJSON			Returns the geometry as a GeoJSON fragment
ST_AsHEXWKB			Returns the geometry as a HEXWKB string
ST_AsText	GeoAsText	✅	Returns the geometry as a WKT string
ST_AsWKB	GeoAsBinary	TODO next	Returns the geometry as a WKB blob
ST_Boundary			Returns the "boundary" of a geometry
ST_Buffer	GeoBuffer	✅	Returns a buffer around the input geometry at the target distance
ST_Centroid	GeoCentroid	✅	Returns the centroid of a geometry.
ST_Collect			Collects geometries into a collection geometry
ST_CollectionExtract			Extracts a sub-geometry from a collection geometry
ST_Contains	GeoContains	✅	Returns true if geom1 contains geom2.
ST_ContainsProperly	GeoContainsProperly	TODO next	Returns true if geom1 "properly contains" geom2
ST_ConvexHul			Returns the convex hull enclosing the geometry
ST_CoveredBy	GeoCoveredBy	✅	Returns true if geom1 is "covered" by geom2
ST_Covers	GeoCovers	✅	Returns if geom1 "covers" geom2
ST_Crosses	GeoCrosses	✅	Returns true if geom1 "crosses" geom2
ST_Difference	GeoDifference	✅	Returns the "difference" between two geometries
ST_Dimension			Returns the dimension of a geometry.
ST_Disjoint	GeoDisjoint	✅	Returns if two geometries are disjoint
ST_Distance	GeoDistance	✅	Returns the distance between two geometries.
ST_Distance_Spheroid			Returns the distance between two geometries in meters using a ellipsoidal model of the earths surface
ST_Dump			Dumps a geometry into a set of sub-geometries
ST_DWithin	GeoDWithin	✅	Returns if two geometries are within a target distance of eachother
ST_DWithin_Spheroid			Returns if two POINT_2D's are within a target distance in meters, using an ellipsoidal model of the earths surface
ST_EndPoint	GeoEndPoint	✅	Returns the end point of a line.
ST_Envelope	GeoEnvelope	✅	Returns the minimum bounding box for the input geometry as a polygon geometry.
ST_Envelope_Agg			Computes a minimal-bounding-box polygon 'enveloping' the set of input geometries
ST_Equals	GeoEquals	✅	Compares two geometries for equality
ST_Extent			Returns the minimal bounding box enclosing the input geometry
ST_ExteriorRing			Returns the exterior ring (shell) of a polygon geometry.
ST_FlipCoordinates			Returns a new geometry with the coordinates of the input geometry "flipped" so that x = y and y = x.
ST_GeometryType	GeoGeometryType	❔ problem with dtype	Returns a 'GEOMETRY_TYPE' enum identifying the input geometry type.
ST_GeomFromGeoJSON			Deserializes a GEOMETRY from a GeoJSON fragment.
ST_GeomFromHEXEWKB			Deserialize a GEOMETRY from a HEXEWKB encoded string
ST_GeomFromHEXWKB			Creates a GEOMETRY from a HEXWKB string
ST_GeomFromText			Deserializes a GEOMETRY from a WKT string, optionally ignoring invalid geometries
ST_GeomFromWKB			Deserializes a GEOMETRY from a WKB encoded blob
ST_Intersection	GeoIntersection	✅	Returns the "intersection" of geom1 and geom2
ST_Intersection_Agg			Computes the intersection of a set of geometries
ST_Intersects	GeoIntersects	✅	Returns true if two geometries intersects
ST_Intersects_Extent			Returns true if the extent of two geometries intersects
ST_IsClosed			Returns true if a geometry is "closed"
ST_IsEmpty			Returns true if the geometry is "empty"
ST_IsRing			Returns true if the input line geometry is a ring (both ST_IsClosed and ST_IsSimple).
ST_IsSimple			Returns true if the input geometry is "simple"
ST_IsValid	GeoIsValid	✅	Returns true if the geometry is topologically "valid"
ST_Length	GeoLength		Returns the length of the input line geometry
ST_Length_Spheroid			Returns the length of the input geometry in meters, using a ellipsoidal model of the earth
ST_LineMerge	? GeoLineMerge	UNCLEAR	"Merges" the input line geometry, optionally taking direction into account.
ST_LineString2DFromWKB			Deserialize a LINESTRING_2D from a WKB encoded geometry blob
ST_MakeEnvelope			Returns a minimal bounding box polygon enclosing the input geometry
ST_MakeLine			Creates a LINESTRING geometry from a pair or list of input points
ST_MakePolygon			Creates a polygon from a shell geometry and an optional set of holes
ST_Normalize			Returns a "normalized" version of the input geometry.
ST_NumGeometries			Returns the number of component geometries in a collection geometry
ST_NumInteriorRings			Returns the number if interior rings of a polygon
ST_NumPoints	GeoNPoints (sa.func.ST_NPoints)	✅	Returns the number of points within a geometry
ST_Overlaps	GeoOverlaps	✅	Returns true if geom1 "overlaps" geom2
ST_Perimeter	GeoPerimeter	TODO next	Returns the length of the perimeter of the geometry
ST_Perimeter_Spheroid			Returns the length of the perimeter in meters using an ellipsoidal model of the earths surface
ST_Point	GeoPoint	✅	Creates a GEOMETRY point
ST_Point2D			Creates a POINT_2D
ST_Point2DFromWKB			Deserialize a POINT_2D from a WKB encoded geometry blob
ST_Point3D			Creates a POINT_3D
ST_Point4D			Creates a POINT_4D
ST_PointN	GeoPointN	TODO next	Returns the n'th vertex from the input geometry as a point geometry
ST_PointOnSurface			Returns a point that is guaranteed to be on the surface of the input geometry. Sometimes a useful alternative to ST_Centroid.
ST_Polygon2DFromWKB			Deserialize a POLYGON_2D from a WKB encoded blob
ST_ReducePrecision			Returns the geometry with all vertices reduced to the target precision
ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints			Returns a new geometry with repeated points removed, optionally within a target distance of eachother.
ST_Reverse			Returns a new version of the input geometry with the order of its vertices reversed
ST_Simplify	GeoSimplify	TODO next	Simplifies the input geometry by collapsing edges smaller than 'distance'
ST_SimplifyPreserveTopology			Returns a simplified geometry but avoids creating invalid topologies
ST_StartPoint	GeoStartPoint	✅	Returns the first point of a line geometry
ST_Touches	GeoTouches	✅	Returns true if geom1 "touches" geom2
ST_Transform	? GeoTransform	? TODO next	Transforms a geometry between two coordinate systems
ST_Union	GeoUnion	✅	Returns the union of two geometries.
ST_Union_Agg	GeoUnaryUnion	✅	Computes the union of a set of input geometries
ST_Within	GeoWithin	✅	Returns true if geom1 is "within" geom2
ST_X	GeoX	✅	Returns the X coordinate of a point geometry, or NULL if not a point or empty
ST_XMax	GeoXMax	TODO next	Returns the maximum x coordinate of a geometry
ST_XMin	GeoXMin	TODO next	Returns the minimum x coordinate of a geometry
ST_Y	GeoY	✅	Returns the y coordinate of a point geometry, or NULL if not a point or empty.
ST_YMax	GeoYMax	TODO next	Returns the maximum y coordinate of a geometry
ST_YMin	GeoYMin	TODO next	Returns the minimum y coordinate of a geometry
ST_Read	read_geo	✅	duckdb docs link

@cboettig will do, I noticed that this was recently added to duckdb. Is this something you are needing or looking to have at some point?

I'd encourage you opening an issue on the repo requesting this, if this is something somehow time sensitive.

thanks, will do. (Learning where best to comment, the docs point to this gist as the road map. Also noticed that not everything on this list appears on what I think are the official docs? https://ibis-project.org/reference/expression-geospatial e.g. read_geo seems pretty fundamental! but maybe I'm not completely following the process here.

@cboettig That's fair, and you are right, things are a bit disorganized docs wise. We are working on a better "How-to"/Docs for the DuckDB geospatial support. The docs you are pointing to have the expressions supported but it doesn't specify which are ones are DuckDB, or Postgres, or BigQuery.

We appreciate the feedback, but as a rule of thumb any suggestions, requests, bug reports will get better attention in the Ibis repo.