12.16 Spatial Analysis Functions

12.16.1 Spatial Function Reference
12.16.2 Argument Handling by Spatial Functions
12.16.3 Functions That Create Geometry Values from WKT Values
12.16.4 Functions That Create Geometry Values from WKB Values
12.16.5 MySQL-Specific Functions That Create Geometry Values
12.16.6 Geometry Format Conversion Functions
12.16.7 Geometry Property Functions
12.16.8 Spatial Operator Functions
12.16.9 Functions That Test Spatial Relations Between Geometry Objects
12.16.10 Spatial Geohash Functions
12.16.11 Spatial GeoJSON Functions
12.16.12 Spatial Convenience Functions

MySQL provides functions to perform various operations on spatial data. These functions can be grouped into several major categories according to the type of operation they perform:

Functions that create geometries in various formats (WKT, WKB, internal)
Functions that convert geometries between formats
Functions that access qualitative or quantitative properties of a geometry
Functions that describe relations between two geometries
Functions that create new geometries from existing ones

For general background about MySQL support for using spatial data, see Section 11.4, “Spatial Data Types”.