... WITH SPATIAL DATA Figure 10-7. Previewing data downloaded from the Geonames web site 300 CHAPTER 10 WORKING WITH SPATIAL DATA Table 10-1. Column Properties for Geonames Data Column Name DataType ... Spatial Data The first challenge presented to many users new to the spatial features in SQL Server 2008 is how to get spatial data into the database. Unfortunately, the most commonly used spatial ... representing spatial information in an XML-based environment, including the syndication of spatial data over the Internet. Importing Data It is very common to want to analyze custom-defined spatial data, ...