sp_help_spatial_geography_index (Transact-SQL)

Returns the names and values for a specified set of properties about a geography spatial index. The result is returned in a table format. You can choose to return a core set of properties or all properties of the index.

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Syntax

sp_help_spatial_geography_index [ @tabname =] 'tabname' 
     [ , [ @indexname = ] 'indexname' ] 
     [ , [ @verboseoutput = ] 'verboseoutput' ] 
     [ , [ @query_sample = ] 'query_sample' ] 

Arguments

See Arguments and Properties of Spatial Index Stored Procedures.

Properties

See Arguments and Properties of Spatial Index Stored Procedures.

Permissions

User must be assigned a PUBLIC role to access the procedure. Requires READ ACCESS permission on the server and the object.

Example

The following example uses sp_help_spatial_geography_index to investigate the geography spatial index SIndx_SpatialTable_geography_col2 defined on table geography_col for the given query sample in @qs. This example returns only the core properties of the specified index.

declare @qs geography
        ='POLYGON((-90.0 -180, -90 180.0, 90 180.0, 90 -180, -90 -180.0))';
exec sp_help_spatial_geography_index 'geography_col', 'SIndx_SpatialTable_geography_col2', 0, @qs;

The bounding box of a geography instance is the whole earth.

See Also

Reference

sp_help_spatial_geography_index

Concepts

Spatial Indexes Overview

Spatial Data (SQL Server)

Other Resources

Spatial Index Stored Procedures