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Geography Class

Represents a base class of geography shapes.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Spatial.Geography
    System.Spatial.GeographyCollection
    System.Spatial.GeographyCurve
    System.Spatial.GeographyPoint
    System.Spatial.GeographySurface

Namespace:  System.Spatial
Assembly:  System.Spatial (in System.Spatial.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class Geography _
    Implements ISpatial
'Usage
Dim instance As Geography
public abstract class Geography : ISpatial
public ref class Geography abstract : ISpatial
[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type Geography =  
    class 
        interface ISpatial 
    end
public abstract class Geography implements ISpatial

The Geography type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method Geography Initializes a new instance of the Geography class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property CoordinateSystem Gets the coordinate system of the geography.
Public property IsEmpty Gets a value that indicates whether the geography is empty.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone (Inherited from Object.)
Public method SendTo Sends the current spatial object to the given pipeline.
Public method ToString (Inherited from Object.)

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Extension Methods

  Name Description
Public Extension Method Distance Determines the distance of the geography. (Defined by GeographyOperationsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method SendTo Allows the delegation of the call to the proper type (geography or Geometry). (Defined by SpatialTypeExtensions.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Spatial Namespace