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ApsaraDB RDS:ST_MetaItems

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

Returns the names of all customized metadata items attached to a raster or a specific band.

Syntax

text[] ST_metaItems(raster raster_obj)
text[] ST_metaItems(raster raster_obj, integer band)

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
raster_objrasterThe raster whose customized metadata items you want to obtain.
bandintegerThe band index. Valid values start from 0. Omit this parameter to retrieve metadata at the raster level.

Examples

Raster-level metadata items

SELECT ST_MetaItems(raster_obj)
FROM raster_table;

Result:

{latitude#long_name,latitude#units,longitude#long_name,longitude#units,NC_GLOBAL#Conventions,NC_GLOBAL#history,NETCDF_DIM_EXTRA,NETCDF_DIM_time_DEF,NETCDF_DIM_time_VALUES}

Band-level metadata items

SELECT ST_MetaItems(raster_obj, 0)
FROM raster_table;

Result:

{add_offset,long_name,missing_value,NETCDF_DIM_time,NETCDF_VARNAME,scale_factor,units,_FillValue}