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Returns the minimum-area rotated rectangle enclosing a geometry. The rectangle may be rotated relative to the coordinate axes. Degenerate inputs may result in a Point or LineString being returned. ST_OrientedEnvelope

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Signatures

ST_OrientedEnvelope(geom: Geometry)

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Parameters

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geom
Geometry
required
The input geometry.

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Return type

The resulting geometry.

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Example

SELECT ST_OrientedEnvelope(ST_GeomFromWKT('POLYGON ((0 0, 1 0, 5 4, 4 4, 0 0))'))

POLYGON ((0 0, 4.5 4.5, 5 4, 0.5 -0.5, 0 0))