geo_h3cell_to_central_point()

Learn how to use the geo_h3cell_to_central_point() function to calculate the geospatial coordinates that represent the center of an H3 cell.

Calculates the geospatial coordinates that represent the center of an H3 Cell.

Read more about H3 Cell.

Syntax

geo_h3cell_to_central_point(h3cell)

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
h3cellstring✔️An H3 Cell token value as it was calculated by geo_point_to_h3cell().

Returns

The geospatial coordinate values in GeoJSON Format and of a dynamic data type. If the H3 cell token is invalid, the query will produce a null result.

Examples

print h3cell = geo_h3cell_to_central_point("862a1072fffffff")

Output

h3cell
{
“type”: “Point”,
“coordinates”: [-74.016008479792447, 40.7041679083504]
}

The following example returns the longitude of the H3 Cell center point:

print longitude = geo_h3cell_to_central_point("862a1072fffffff").coordinates[0]

Output

longitude
-74.0160084797924

The following example returns a null result because of the invalid H3 cell token input.

print h3cell = geo_h3cell_to_central_point("1")

Output

h3cell