19 November, 2020 - The Spatial Database Advisor

Bing Maps Tile System Functions for TSQL

19 Nov 2020 By Simon Greener

This blog presents functions for Bing Maps Tile System for TSQL. This support includes converting Latitude/Longitude pairs to Bing Maps QuadKeys. The source for the functions is over at the Mircosoft site – an article by James Schwartz. They are donated to the public domain. Some tests include: I hope this is of use toRead More

Experience With GIS Desktop Software

19 Nov 2020 By Simon Greener

GIS Desktop Software is the bedrock of how most people experience Geographic Information Systems. A limited selection of such products are: ArcGIS Manifold MapInfo qGIS FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) – not strictly a GIS but it can do most of the above. I have experience with all of the above. If anyone wants some help,Read More

Geocoding Points Against a Grid of Cells/Tiles With/out Spatial Operators

19 Nov 2020 By Simon Greener

This article shows how to geocode points objects against grid cells without using spatial operators. The article also shows how to use space curve values such as generated by a Morton key algorithm as grid cell ids and thus geocodes.

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5