SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Enhancements Part - IV
In the fourth installment that looks at T-SQL changes for SQL Server 2008, Ashad Ali examines how the Filestream data type works.
View ArticleUsing new location-aware data types in SQL Server 2008
With SQL Server 2008, you will have new built-in support for location based data types and supporting geospatial features. Next you will learn how these new data types work.
View ArticleData storage and retrieval for geospatial data in SQL Server 2008
The company I work for has migrated to SQL Server 2008 and we're ready to start planning for the use of geospatial data. One of the applications we want to use geospatial data in will assist order...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 Spatial Index Performance
The institution I work with has decided to migrate their database system to SQL Server 2008. One of the applications uses geospatial data, which consists of millions of rows. I understand that their...
View ArticleSQL Server Geography Data Type
We are working on the migration to SQL Server 2008 and have geospatial data that we would like to move over as well. As part of our application we house information on locations across the globe. Which...
View ArticleWorking with Spatial Data Part II - Plotting Shapes and Storing Geocoded Data
Continuing from Part I of the Spatial Data series we model an in-memory/persistent data repository for storing geocoded data and plot the data.
View ArticleWorking with Spatial Data Part III - Reporting Spatial data using Reports...
Part III of our spatial data series, continues building a demo spatial data app and uses Reports Builder for detailed visual mapping.
View ArticleWorking with Spatial Data Part IV - Developing a Geospatial Dashboard (GIS)
In Part IV of the Geo-Spatial series, an interactive dashboard is developed to present and interact with the data.
View ArticleReporting Services 2008 R2: Geospatial Visualization – Part I
Geospatial Visualization is one of the key new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services. This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates the creation of a Map Report.
View ArticleAchieve Spatial Data Support in SSIS
Spatial data support in SSIS is weak in comparison to SQL Server. This article demonstrates how to use the CLR to achieve the SQL Server levels of spatial data support in SSIS.
View ArticleStandardize data storage for geography spatial data type in SQL Server
Geography is one of the spatial data types introduced in SQL Server 2008. One of the characteristic of the geography data type is that it can accommodate any supported geometry based on any supported...
View ArticleGetting Started with Maps in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
I noticed a new feature in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services that allows you to render maps in your reports. Can you provide some details on this new feature and can I take advantage of it even...
View ArticleCreate CNN-style Map in Reporting Services
This article demonstrates how to use US Census' TIGER/Line shapefile to display CNN-style map in Reporting Services.
View ArticleVincenty Direct
Calculates the latlon coordinates for a given bearing and distance from reference latlon coordinates
View ArticleNew Spatial Features in SQL Server Code-Named 'Denali'
SQL Server 2008 introduced spatial data support into the database server. This paper describes and discusses the new spatial features in SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” CTP1 and CTP3 that augment...
View ArticleTuning Spatial Point Data Queries in SQL Server 2012
Spatial Point Data queries require particular tuning efforts to enhance performance and improve overall application through put. SQL Server 2012 introduces a few key new features and improvements to...
View ArticleCalculate distance between 2 coordinates/latlong
This function is used to get the distance between 2 coordinates/latlong in the different formats
View ArticleIntroduction to SQL Server Spatial Data
More and more applications require the handling of geospatial data. It is easy to store spatial data, but it takes rather more thought to retrieve and manipulate it. Tasks like searching neighborhoods,...
View ArticleSQL Server Spatial Indexes
Spatial Data in SQL Server has special indexing because it has to perform specialised functions. It is able, for example, to break down an indexed space into a grid hierarchy by using a technique...
View ArticleReporting Services: Drawing a Buffer on a Map
Handle together SQL Server spatial data features and Reporting Service design tools to build a map-based interactive report.
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