SQL Server and Spatial

SQL Server 2008 – Spatial

Morgan EllinghamSpatial Account Manager

August 2012

Agenda

• Introduction to SQL Server - Spatial

• Case Study – How Tonkin Consulting Uses SQL Server

• Creation of SQL Server Reporting Services Report

• Demonstration of Tonkin Smartmap using SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server - Introduction


Just a big dumb database?

• Integration Services

• Reporting Services

• Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS)


• Technical Benefits – central point of truth for spatial data


• Technical Benefits – vendor application and service support


SELECT Spatial_id,PROPERTY_INFO_AREA_M,PROPERTY_INFO_PERIMETER_M,SP_GEOMETRY.STCentroid().STBuffer(0.001) AS Buffer

FROM RDMC_DCDB

Results in....

Microsoft SQL Server – Tonkin Consulting


• Hosted Services

• Managed Services

• Spatial Consulting Services (SCS)

• Asset Consulting Services (ACS)


• Kangaroo Island Council• District Council of Yankalilla• Municipal Council of Roxby Downs• District Council of Orroroo• District Council of Ceduna• District Council of Elliston• City of Port Lincoln• Port Augusta City Council• District Council of Renmark Paringa• District Council of Mallala• Berri Barmera Council• District Council of Loxton Waikerie

• Regional Council of Goyder

• Light Regional Council• Wakefield Regional Council• City of Holdfast Bay• City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters• City of Prospect • Town of Walkerville• City of Campbelltown• City of West Torrens• City of Burnside• Adelaide Hills Council• The Barossa Council

LOTS OF DATA!

Microsoft SQL Server


SELECT Spatial ID, Spatial ID as 'ID', Conquest Asset ID, Asset Name, Asset Type

FROM v_MapInfo_Elec_LV_Asset_Extract

WHERE Spatial ID in (Exponare.Ids)

Mapping Database Asset Database

Microsoft SQL Server – Reporting Services

Reporting Services


Business IntelligenceDevelopment Studio

Microsoft SQL Server - BIDS


• Benefits

• Provides a single point of truth for spatial data

• Increased disaster management functionality

• Increased data publishing and reporting functionality

• Increased scripting and automation functionality

• Ensures both a scalable and more future proof data model

• Aligns internal GIS methodology with vendor strategy


• Other Benefits

• A lot of you already have it

• Just need to implement it....

• Even if you don’t SQL Server Express is free

• Most vendors are supporting it

• Aligns with IT policy


• We now offer SQL Server Spatial Consultancies

• Tailored for your specific requirements

• Can be as simple as one or two days – ‘SQL Server Shell’

• Full scale implementation

Tonkin can help

Microsoft SQL Server – Tonkin Smartmap

http://maps.tonkinspatial.com.au:8080/mapping/whyalla/trees82.html

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