Lat (geography Data Type)
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance
The latitude property of the geography instance.
Syntax
.Lat
Return Types
SQL Server type: float
CLR type: SqlDouble
Remarks
In the OpenGIS model, Lat is defined only on geography instances composed of a single point. This property will return NULL if geography instances contain more than a single point. This property is precise and read-only.
Examples
This example creates a point and returns the latitude of the point.
DECLARE @g geography;
SET @g = geography::STGeomFromText('POINT(-122.34900 47.65100)', 4326);
SELECT @g.Lat;