This book is one of the first to show how to apply the new features in SQL Server 2008 for working with location-based, or spatial, data. It covers the topic from concept to implementation to troubleshooting problems, and it contains many visual examples. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UNSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 192 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798. . 2009. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008
Publisher: APress
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1430218290
ISBN 13: 9781430218296
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 introduces new geography and geometry spatial datatypes that enable the storage of structured data describing the shape and position of objects in space. This is an interesting and exciting new feature, with many potentially useful applications.

Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008 covers everything you need to know to begin using these new spatial datatypes, and explains how to apply them in practical situations involving the spatial relationships of people, places, and things on the earth.

All of the spatial concepts introduced are explained from the ground up, so you need not have any previous knowledge of working with spatial data.
Every section is illustrated with code examples that you can use directly in SQL Server.
All of the topics covered in this book apply to all versions of SQL Server 2008, including the freely available SQL Server 2008 Express.

About the Author

Alastair Aitchison has more than eight years of experience as a management information consultant, specializing in the design and deployment of online reporting systems. For the last three years, he has been employed as a reporting and analysis manager at Aviva, the world's fifth largest insurance group. In this role, he has championed the use of spatial data in corporate applications including the geographic analysis of risk patterns, plotting the success of regional marketing campaigns, and understanding the impact of major weather incidents. Alastair is a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor and has delivered numerous training courses to individuals and small groups on a range of software packages.

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