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 18 Spatial Extensions in MySQL
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 MySQL 4.1 introduces spatial extensions to allow the generation,
 storage, and analysis of geographic features.  Currently, these
 features are available for `MyISAM' tables only.
 
 This chapter covers the following topics:
 
    * The basis of these spatial extensions in the OpenGIS geometry model
 
    * Data formats for representing spatial data
 
    * How to use spatial data in MySQL
 
    * Use of indexing for spatial data
 
    * MySQL differences from the OpenGIS specification
 
 

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* GIS introduction            Introduction
* OpenGIS geometry model      The OpenGIS Geometry Model
* Supported spatial data formats  Supported Spatial Data Formats
* Creating a spatially enabled MySQL database  Creating a Spatially Enabled MySQL Database
* Analysing spatial information  Analyzing Spatial Information
* Optimizing spatial analysis  Optimizing Spatial Analysis
* MySQL GIS conformance and compatibility  MySQL Conformance and Compatibility
 
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