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Calculates and returns the length value representing the maximum distance between any two points across the input geometries. This function is an alias for ST_LongestDistance. ST_MaxDistance

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Signatures

ST_MaxDistance(geom1: Geometry, geom2: Geometry)

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Parameters

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geom1
Geometry
required
The geom1 value.
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geom2
Geometry
required
The geom2 value.

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Return type

A numeric value.

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Example

SELECT ST_MaxDistance(
        ST_GeomFromText("POLYGON ((30 10, 40 40, 20 40, 10 20, 30 10))"),
        ST_GeomFromText("POLYGON ((10 20, 30 30, 40 20, 30 10, 10 20))")
)

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