PostGIS
Description
Returns a MultiPoint containing all the coordinates of a geometry. Duplicate points are preserved, including the start and end points of ring geometries. (If desired, duplicate points can be removed by calling ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints on the result).
To obtain information about the position of each coordinate in the parent geometry use ST_DumpPoints.
M and Z coordinates are preserved if present.
This method
supports Circular Strings and Curves
This function
supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.
Availability: 2.3.0
Examples
SELECT ST_AsText(ST_Points('POLYGON Z ((30 10 4,10 30 5,40 40 6, 30 10))'));
--result
MULTIPOINT Z ((30 10 4),(10 30 5),(40 40 6),(30 10 4))