Centroid

The Centroid function calculates the center of any geography object, and returns it as a point. You can use the Centroid function to determine the practical distance between two polygons.

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Syntax

Centroid(polygon)

The function argument is:

polygon: Required; The object for which to calculate the geometric center; Must be a valid point, line, or polygon.

Examples

Centroid(MakePoint(0, 0))

Calculates the center of the point (0, 0) and returns Point(0 0).

Centroid(MakeLine(MakePoint(0, 0), MakePoint(10, 0)))

Calculates the center of the line between (0, 0) and (10, 0) and returns Point(5 0).

Centroid(Geography("POLYGON((-10 10, 10 10, 10 -10, -10 -10, -10 10))"))

Calculates the center of the polygon and returns Point(0 0).

Centroid([Origin to Destination])

Calculates the center of the line between the origin and destination airports and returns the midpoint between them.