Area
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The Area function calculates the area of a geography polygon, in specified units.
When you apply the Area function to geography points or geography lines, it returns 0.
The function arguments are:
units
Required
The unit of measurement for the areaValid values are "square_kilometers", "square_meters", and "square_miles"
geog1
Required
The Area function returns the following values for the Coordinates column values that define a polygon, when specifying area in square kilometers, square meters, or square miles:
The object for which we calculate the areaMust be in valid Geography polygon format.To work from known latitude and longitude values, use the or functions.
