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Working with Invalid Data and the SQL Server 2008 Geography Data Type, Part 1b
" Fixing" Polygon Ring Orientation in SQL Server 2008 using T-SQL In the last installment, I promised to try and correct invalid Geography data using FME.  While I am making progress on that front, I decided to take a small detour and discuss Read More...
Posted 19 August 08 06:40 by EdKatibah | 1 Comments   
GeoWeb 2008 Conference Dinner Cruise Photos (and SQL Server 2008 Spatial ;-)
On the Wednesday night GeoWeb 2008 dinner cruise around Vancouver harbor, several folks who had forgotten their cameras (and 1 who had broken their camera) noted that I was busy taking photos and asked if they could be made available. I am happy to report Read More...
Posted 25 July 08 07:06 by EdKatibah | 0 Comments   
WORKING WITH INVALID DATA AND THE SQL SERVER 2008 GEOGRAPHY DATA TYPE, PART 1
As many of you have already discovered, the Geography data type in SQL Server 2008 is very strict about the structure of the spatial data which it will accept. The Geometry data type, on the other hand, is much more forgiving about spatial data which Read More...
Posted 24 July 08 10:01 by EdKatibah | 1 Comments   
GETTING YOUR PROGRAMS READY FOR THE UPCOMING GEOGRAPHY COORDINATE ORDER SWAP
For those of you who have programs which work with November CTP (CTP-5) and February CTP (CTP-6) and use the Geography data type, you should already be aware of Isaac's posts on this subject: Latitude-Longitude Ordering and The Upcoming Geography Coordinate Read More...
Posted 24 March 08 08:45 by EdKatibah | 1 Comments   
TRAVELING WITH SQL SERVER 2008 SPATIAL
I travel quite a bit and have the need to carry a bit of equipment with me. This includes a laptop with the latest version of SQL Server 2008 (spatially-enabled, of course) and a geospatial data capture device - a Nikon D300 equipped with a special GPS Read More...
Posted 20 March 08 10:18 by EdKatibah | 0 Comments   
CHANGING THE BLOG NAME...
By popular request (well, at least the request of Abe on Spatially Adjusted...), I've changed the name of the blog from "Ed on Spatial" to "Spatial Ed". This should cause some interesting confusion... Read More...
Posted 05 March 08 12:23 by EdKatibah | 1 Comments   
SQL SERVER SPATIAL BUGS...
As part of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 February CTP Bug Bash Contest, we are looking for spatial bugs! The entrant with the largest number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 Spatial bugs submitted during the entry period will win an Xbox Read More...
Posted 05 March 08 12:03 by EdKatibah | 0 Comments   
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Introduction
Welcome to my first blog effort. Many of you in the spatial world may already know me. For everyone else, I am the Spatial Program Manager for SQL Server. I’ve been working in the spatial/GIS field much longer than I wish to admit, with prior engagements Read More...
Posted 28 February 08 05:45 by EdKatibah | 2 Comments   
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NEW SPATIAL FEATURES IN The SQL SERVER 2008 FEBRUARY CTP
Now that the February CTP (CTP-6) for SQL Server 2008 is available , it's time to let folks know what new spatial features have been added or updated since the November CTP (CTP-5). Before I get into the new and updated features, I want to make sure that Read More...
Posted 28 February 08 04:19 by EdKatibah | 12 Comments   

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