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ES|QL ST_INTERSECTS function

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Returns true if two geometries intersect.

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geomA
Expression that is either a geometry (geo_point, cartesian_point, geo_shape or cartesian_shape) or a geo-grid value (geohash, geotile, geohex). If null, the function returns null.
geomB

Expression that is either a geometry (geo_point, cartesian_point, geo_shape or cartesian_shape) or a geo-grid value (geohash, geotile, geohex). If null, the function returns null. The second parameter must also have the same coordinate system as the first. This means it is not possible to combine geo_* and cartesian_* parameters.

Returns true if two geometries intersect. They intersect if they have any point in common, including their interior points (points along lines or within polygons). This is the inverse of the ST_DISJOINT function. In mathematical terms: ST_Intersects(A, B) ⇔ A ⋂ B ≠ ∅

geomA geomB result
cartesian_point cartesian_point boolean
cartesian_point cartesian_shape boolean
cartesian_shape cartesian_point boolean
cartesian_shape cartesian_shape boolean
geo_point geo_point boolean
geo_point geo_shape boolean
geo_point geohash boolean
geo_point geohex boolean
geo_point geotile boolean
geo_shape geo_point boolean
geo_shape geo_shape boolean
geohash geo_point boolean
geohex geo_point boolean
geotile geo_point boolean
ES|QL 
FROM airports
| WHERE ST_INTERSECTS(location, TO_GEOSHAPE("POLYGON((42 14, 43 14, 43 15, 42 15, 42 14))"))
abbrev:keyword city:keyword city_location:geo_point country:keyword location:geo_point name:text scalerank:i type:k
HOD Al Ḩudaydah POINT(42.9511 14.8022) Yemen POINT(42.97109630194 14.7552534413725) Hodeidah Int'l 9 mid