Dear BE Communities members,
The Bentley Geospatial Product Management team is pleased to announce that the upcoming Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 3) release and the upcoming Bentley Geo Web Publisher V8i (SELECTseries 4) release are fully compliant with Microsoft SQL Server Spatial 2012.
Figure: Spatial data streaming enhancements in Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 3) using SQL Server Spatial 2012
We are very satisfied with the performance and the administration simplicity of the database; we believe SQL Server Spatial 2012 is an excellent database for multiple applications involving geospatial data. The spatial data operates just like another data type, consequently it enables strong interoperability, increased scalability, simplified backups, offers greater enterprise integration and a more IT-centric approach to geospatial information.
The spatial capabilities have been greatly enhanced in SQL Server Spatial 2012; we particularly appreciate the fact that it now supports circular arc segments, which is critical for many of our users’ applications.
Francois Valois MBA
Senior Product Manager, Geospatial
What means announcing it? Can I download it?
Regards
Frank
since 1985: GIS, CAD, Engineering (Civil) Senior Consultant : [Autodesk Civil 3D , Esri ArcGIS, VertiGIS: in previous days : Bentley MS V4 - V8i, GeoGraphics, Bentley Map V8i, InRoads, HHK Geograf, IBr DAVID] : Dev: [C, C++, .NET, Java, SQL, FORTRAN, UML][direct quote by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Schmidt]: "Wer Kritik übel nimmt, hat etwas zu verbergen"Wer Grammatik- und/oder Rechtschreibfehler findet, der darf sie behalten :-)
Hello, yes Microsoft have it available here www.microsoft.com/.../default.aspx.
For testing purpose or for smaller dataset you can use the Express edition. It works fine with our products. Bentley Map SELECTseries 3 is available in tech preview at this point. The release is upcoming soon.
Thanks
Francois