ST_PointFromGeoHash
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## Name

ST_PointFromGeoHash — Return a point from a GeoHash string.

## Synopsis

`point ST_PointFromGeoHash(`text geohash, integer precision=full_precision_of_geohash`)`;

## Description

Return a point from a GeoHash string. The point represents the center point of the GeoHash.

If no `precision` is specified ST_PointFromGeoHash returns a point based on full precision of the input GeoHash string.

If `precision` is specified ST_PointFromGeoHash will use that many characters from the GeoHash to create the point.

Availability: 2.1.0

## Examples

    SELECT ST_AsText(ST_PointFromGeoHash('9qqj7nmxncgyy4d0dbxqz0'));
              st_astext
    ------------------------------
     POINT(-115.172816 36.114646)

    SELECT ST_AsText(ST_PointFromGeoHash('9qqj7nmxncgyy4d0dbxqz0', 4));
                 st_astext
    -----------------------------------
     POINT(-115.13671875 36.123046875)

    SELECT ST_AsText(ST_PointFromGeoHash('9qqj7nmxncgyy4d0dbxqz0', 10));
                     st_astext
    -------------------------------------------
     POINT(-115.172815918922 36.1146435141563)

## See Also

ST_GeoHash, ST_Box2dFromGeoHash, ST_GeomFromGeoHash

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