[postgis-users] OT: SQLServer2008 Geography type

2008-02-28 Thread Robert Coup
Noticed this today... http://stevekass.com/2007/11/21/the-hemisphere-requirement/ Basically, in SQL Server 2008 Geography values (geography is the ellipsoidal "first-class citizen" type) are limited to a single hemisphere (<180 width and <90 height). Odd. Because I would think it'd be relatively

Re: [postgis-users] OT: SQLServer2008 Geography type

2008-03-03 Thread Paul Ramsey
They aren't saying they can't cross the dateline, they are saying you can't have objects that cover more than half the sphere (any half). It's a restriction, but not a particularly onerous one. On 2/26/08, Robert Coup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Noticed this today... > > http://stevekass.com/200