Creating Spatial Data
SQL provides methods to create data in several formats:
- Well-Known Text (WKT)
- Well-known Binary (WKB)
- Geography Markup Language (GML)
- Programatically
SqlGeometryBuilder class
SqlGeographyBuilder class
Well-Known Text
Advantages:
- Simple format
- Human readable
Disadvantage:
loss of precision due to rounding of text-based representation of floating point coordinate values