ST_GeomFromWKT

Introduction: Construct a Geometry from WKT. If SRID is not set, it defaults to 0 (unknown).

Format: ST_GeomFromWKT (Wkt:string) ST_GeomFromWKT (Wkt:string, srid:integer)

The optional srid parameter was added in v1.3.1

SQL example:

SELECT ST_GeomFromWKT('POINT(40.7128 -74.0060)')

Output:

POINT(40.7128 -74.006)