add getgeombyid docs

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@ -181,16 +181,14 @@ The ```OBS_GetGeometry(point_geometry, boundary_id)``` method returns a boundary
#### Arguments
Name |Description
Name | Description
--- | ---
point_geometry | a WGS84 polygon geometry (the_geom)
boundary_id | a boundary identifier from the [Boundary ID glossary table below](below)
#### Returns
A JSON object containing the following properties
Key | Description
Value | Description
--- | ---
geom | WKB geometry
@ -219,9 +217,7 @@ boundary_id | a boundary identifier from the [Boundary ID glossary table below](
#### Returns
A JSON object containing the following properties
Key | Description
Value | Description
--- | ---
geometry_id | a string identifier of a geometry in the Boundaries
@ -235,6 +231,29 @@ UPDATE tablename SET new_column_name = OBS_GetGeometryId(the_geom, ' "us.census.
## OBS_GetGeometryById(geometry_id)
The ```OBS_GetGeometryById(geometry_id)``` returns the boundary geometry for a unique geometry_id. A geometry_id can be found using the ```OBS_GetGeometryId(point_geometry, boundary_id)``` method described above.
#### Arguments
Name |Description
--- | ---
geometry_id | a string identifier for a Boundary geometry
#### Returns
A JSON object containing the following properties
Key | Description
--- | ---
geom | a WGS84 polygon geometry
#### Example
Use a table of geometry_id to select the unique boundaries. Useful with the ```Table from query``` option in CartoDB.
```SQL
SELECT OBS_GetGeometryById(geometry_id) the_geom, geometry_id FROM tablename GROUP BY geometry_id
```
# Discovery