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# Extended Static Geography Methods
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  [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] supports several extensions to the static geography methods of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).  
  
 For more information on OGC specifications, see the following resources:  
  
 [OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 1 - Common Architecture](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93627)  
  
 [OGC Specifications, Simple Feature Access Part 2 - SQL Options](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93628)  
  
 [OGC Specifications, Geography Markup Language](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93629)  
  
## In This Section  
  
-   [GeomFromGML](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/geomfromgml-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [Null](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/null-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [Parse](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/parse-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [Point](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/point-geography-data-type.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Static Aggregate Geography Methods](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/static-aggregate-geography-methods.md)   
 [OGC Methods on Geography Instances](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/ogc-methods-on-geography-instances.md)   
 [Extended Methods on Geography Instances](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/extended-methods-on-geography-instances.md)   
 [OGC Static Geography Methods](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/ogc-static-geography-methods.md)