Database Reference
In-Depth Information
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A SharePoint workflow in Visio
geogRAPHIC InFoRMATIon
SySTeM MAPS
Any data containing a latitude and longitude could technically be considered
a Geographic Information System (GIS). The term GIS is typically used for those
systems containing spatial data types and/or mapping capabilities.
On the Microsoft platform, SQL Server has had support for spatial data types
since SQL 2008, and mapping support came along in Reporting Services for
SQL 2008 R2, which included support for Bing Maps. You can see an example
in Figure 16-15.
Further evolution in Office 2013 Power View has enabled people to create
slicker maps directly in Excel (and SharePoint), as shown in Figure 16-16, which
is an election-tracking template provided with Excel 2013.
