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16.3. Supported Spatial Data Formats

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16.3.1. Well-Known Text (WKT) Format
16.3.2. Well-Known Binary (WKB) Format

This section describes the standard spatial data formats that are used to represent geometry objects in queries. They are:

  • Well-Known Text (WKT) format

  • Well-Known Binary (WKB) format

Internally, MySQL stores geometry values in a format that is not identical to either WKT or WKB format.