How to read / write geography data using C#, Entity Framework and SQL Server 2008?
c#, entity-framework, geography, gis, sql-server-2008
Solution
In fact Entity Framework 5 components that are shipped with .NET Framework 4.5 do support spatial types. Take a look at this walkthrough.
EDIT With EF6 you can use spatial types on both .NET Framework 4 and .NET Framework 4.5
Problem
I have a form from which the user will be able to enter the latitude and longitude of a certain point on the map. The data will be input as string values. I did some research and found out from various sources that the Entity Framework doesn't support geography data types. - How can I parse and/or save the string data to a geography column in a database? - How can I access it and reparse it as string once it is stored? Thanks in advance!