Returns the geometry of the smallest box in which the geometry passed as parameter fits. Normally it is a rectangle, but for a point the same point is obtained and for an horizontal or vertical line is obtained the line defined by its opposite points.

1 geo.getEnvelope

<geo.getEnvelope>
    <geom_column /> *
</geo.getEnvelope>

Arguments
Name	Type	Required	Unique	Nullable	Description
Egeom_column	geometry

Example

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<select>
    <columns>
        <geo.getEnvelope>a.the_geom</geo.getEnvelope>,
         <geo.getEnvelope>
            <geo.polygon>
               <coords>0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0</coords>
               <srid>4326</srid>
            </geo.polygon>
         </geo.getEnvelope>
    </columns>
    <from table='roads'  alias='a'  />
</select>