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yosiasz
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Posted - 2010-09-01 : 12:38:59
greetings

I want to create a sort of geo dimension? any good reads out there?

Thanks!

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visakh16
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Posted - 2010-09-01 : 12:54:31
try spacial datatype in sql 2008 if you're using it
see
http://jasonfollas.com/blog/archive/2008/03/14/sql-server-2008-spatial-data-part-1.aspx

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yosiasz
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1635 Posts

Posted - 2010-09-01 : 13:32:56
dang! this is geo from outer space

thanks

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robvolk
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Posted - 2010-09-01 : 15:41:29
You may still be able to use geography types for stellar coordinates, or some kind of SQL Server data type. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey uses SQL Server, check here:

http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/

There are links to articles on various parts of the system, including the database and table structures.
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