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ST_ZMax

ST_ZMax returns the maximum z coordinate of an input geometry.

Syntax

ST_ZMax(geom)

Arguments

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION value of the maximum z coordinate.

If geom is empty, then null is returned.

If geom is null, then null is returned.

If geom is a 2D or 3DM geometry, then null is returned.

Examples

The following SQL returns the largest z coordinate of a linestring in a 3DZ geometry.

SELECT ST_ZMax(ST_GeomFromEWKT('LINESTRING Z (0 1 2, 3 4 5, 6 7 8)'));

st_zmax
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  8              

The following SQL returns the largest z coordinate of a linestring in a 4D geometry.

SELECT ST_ZMax(ST_GeomFromEWKT('LINESTRING ZM (0 1 2 3, 4 5 6 7, 8 9 10 11)'));

st_zmax
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  10