sql database into spatial database

Question

I want to know how to convert a SQL database in to SQL spatial db. I have a SQL database "Register" which contains some tables as cables, components, etc. How can I make this database Spatial database. Can somebody help me with how to do it?

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I forgot to say that the database is SQL Server 2008, version 10.50.1600.1 I'm trying to find a description on the Internet, how to do it, but unfortunately I can not find.

Answer 1

If your asking how to convert latitude and longitude coordinates into spatial data, Sql server 2008 has functions like STGeomFromText that can be utilized like

INSERT INTO SpatialTable (GeogCol1)
VALUES (geography::STGeomFromText('POLYGON((-122.358 47.653 , -122.348 47.649, -122.348 47.658, -122.358 47.658, -122.358 47.653))', 4326));
GO

Or if you want to add a spatial column, you could use a computed column and add

geography::STGeomFromText('Point('+LongitudeColumn+' '+LatitudeColumn+')', 4326)

to the default value. This would work well for a spatial point. If you needed to do more complex shapes like polygons and polylines, I would suggest searhing here and here

Answer 2

It would be great to know what types of spatial data are you looking to store in your "spatial" database. Point (cities as an example), line (streets), polygons (sales areas) . Nothing makes a database spatial but tables that contain geometry and geography datatype fields make tables spatial. Create a table with a field of datatype geometry or geography and think about what you want to store in it (Points, Lines, Polygons) is a good start.