-- The ST_AsText function converts the hazardous_sites location point -- into its text description. CREATE TABLE hazardous_sites (site_id integer, name varchar(40), location ST_Point); INSERT INTO hazardous_sites VALUES( 102, 'W. H. Kleenare Chemical Repository', ST_PointFromText('point (1020.12 324.02)',1000) ); SELECT site_id, name, ST_AsText(location) Location FROM hazardous_sites;