SQL Server 2008 supports the geometry and geography data types for storing spatial data. These types support methods and properties that allow for the creation, comparison, analysis, and retrieval of spatial data.
In This Section
- Types of Spatial Data
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Describes the types of spatial data that can be represented in SQL Server.
- Getting Started with the geometry Data Type
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Provides an introduction to the geometry data type in SQL Server.
- Constructing geometry Instances
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Describes how to create geometry instances.
- Querying Properties and Behaviors of geometry Instances
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Describes how to query and retrieve the properties of geometry through methods that SQL Server provides.
- Determining Relationships Between geometry Instances
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Describes how to retrieve information about a geometry instance.
- Manipulating geometry Instances
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Describes how to modify and create new geometry instances from existing ones.
- Getting Started with the geography Data Type
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Provides an introduction to the geography data type in SQL Server.
- Constructing geography Instances
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Describes how to create geography instances.
- Querying Properties and Behaviors of geography Instances
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Describes how to query and retrieve the properties of a geography instance through methods that SQL Server provides.
- Determining Relationships Between geography Instances
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Describes how to retrieve information about a geography instance.
- Manipulating geography Instances
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Describes how to modify and create new geography instances from existing ones.
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