Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008 (Expert's Voice in SQL Server)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1430218290 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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For the last three years, he has been employed as a reporting and analysis manager at Aviva, the world's fifth largest insurance group. 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. 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. 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 weath
For the last three years, he has been employed as a reporting and analysis manager at Aviva, the world's fifth largest insurance group. Alastair Aitchison has more than eight years of experience as a management information consultant, specializing in the design and deployment of online reporting systems. Alastair is a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor and has delivered numerous training courses to individua
Every section is illustrated with code examples that you can use directly in SQL Server. 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. All of the topics covered in this book apply to all versions of SQL Server 2008, including the freely available SQL Server 2008 Express. What you’ll learnUnderstand the fundamental concepts involved in working with spatial data, including spatial references and coordinate systems.Apply these concepts in the collection and storage of spatial data in SQL Server 2008, using the new geometry and geography field types.Create different types of spatial data objects—points, lines, and polygons—and use these to describe
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