Working with Spatial Data (Database Engine)

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
  Describes the types of spatial data that can be represented in SQL Server.

• Spatial Reference Identifiers (SRIDs)
  Explains how SRIDs work with spatial instances.

• Getting Started with the geometry Data Type
  Introduces the geometry data type in SQL Server.

• Getting Started with the geography Data Type
  Introduces the geography data type in SQL Server.

See Also

Concepts

Spatial Indexing Overview

Other Resources

Working with Spatial Indexes (Database Engine)