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Listed below are the topics covered in "Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008".

Defining Spatial Information
Implementing Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008
CLR Datatypes and the .NET Framework
Creating Spatial Data
Marking Out Features Using Virtual Earth
Importing Spatial Data
Geocoding
Syndicating
Interactive Web Mapping
The Spatial Results Tab
Examining Spatial Properties
Modifying Spatial Objects
Testing Spatial Relationships
Spatial Indexing

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Overview

Click on any of the links below to see a summary of the topics covered in each chapter of the book:

Defining Spatial Information
Implementing Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008
CLR Datatypes and the .NET Framework
Creating Spatial Data
Marking Out Features Using Virtual Earth
Importing Spatial Data
Geocoding
Syndicating
Interactive Web Mapping
The Spatial Results Tab
Examining Spatial Properties
Modifying Spatial Objects
Testing Spatial Relationships
Spatial Indexing

Code Download

Click here to download a zip archive containing the code samples used in the book.

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Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008 Front Cover
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Amazon (US)
Amazon (UK)
Blackwells
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Waterstone's

Additional Material

The following links contain useful snippets and examples that further illustrate the topics discussed in the book:

Creating 3D Prism Maps using Google Earth
Creating Chloropleth Maps with Virtual Earth
Creating Proportional Symbol Maps with Google Maps
Calculating the Bearing from One Point to Another
Plotting Geography LineStrings on Google Maps and Virtual Earth
SQL Bits V
Common SRIDs
Extending existing linestrings
Fixing Invalid Geography Data
Marking out geography shapes on Virtual Earth
Reprojecting features using OGR
T-SQL Tuesday 2 Spatial Puzzles
World Borders Dataset