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# OGC Static Geography Methods
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  [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] supports 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)  
  
## In This Section  
  
-   [STGeomFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stgeomfromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STPointFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stpointfromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STLineFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stlinefromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STPolyFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stpolyfromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STMPointFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stmpointfromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STMLineFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stmlinefromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STMPolyFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stmpolyfromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STGeomCollFromText](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stgeomcollfromtext-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STGeomCollFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stgeomcollfromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STGeomFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stgeomfromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STPointFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stpointfromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STLineFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stlinefromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STPolyFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stpolyfromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STMPointFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stmpointfromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STMLineFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stmlinefromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
-   [STMPolyFromWKB](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/stmpolyfromwkb-geography-data-type.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [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)   
 [Extended Static Geography Methods](../../t-sql/spatial-geography/extended-static-geography-methods.md)