Support for spatial data

Spatial support follows the SQL Multimedia (SQL/MM) standard for storing and accessing geospatial data.

Spatial support complies with the several published standards.

The following notes on support of spatial data include information about unsupported features and notable behavioral differences with other database products.

The following table lists the data and file formats supported for importing and exporting spatial data.

The Environmental System Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format is supported. ESRI shapefiles are used to store geometry data and attribute information for the spatial features in a data set.