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16.3.2 Well-Known Binary (WKB) Format
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The Well-Known Binary (WKB) representation for geometric values is
defined by the OpenGIS specification. It is also defined in the ISO
`SQL/MM Part 3: Spatial' standard.
WKB is used to exchange geometry data as binary streams represented by
`BLOB' values containing geometric WKB information.
WKB uses one-byte unsigned integers, four-byte unsigned integers, and
eight-byte double-precision numbers (IEEE 754 format). A byte is eight
bits.
For example, a WKB value that corresponds to `POINT(1 1)' consists of
this sequence of 21 bytes (each represented here by two hex digits):
0101000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F
The sequence may be broken down into these components:
Byte order : 01
WKB type : 01000000
X : 000000000000F03F
Y : 000000000000F03F
Component representation is as follows:
* The byte order may be either 0 or 1 to indicate little-endian or
big-endian storage. The little-endian and big-endian byte orders
are also known as Network Data Representation (NDR) and External
Data Representation (XDR), respectively.
* The WKB type is a code that indicates the geometry type. Values
from 1 through 7 indicate `Point', `LineString', `Polygon',
`MultiPoint', `MultiLineString', `MultiPolygon', and
`GeometryCollection'.
* A `Point' value has X and Y coordinates, each represented as a
double-precision value.
WKB values for more complex geometry values are represented by more
complex data structures, as detailed in the OpenGIS specification.
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