I need to get the name of the coordinate system of a geometry type field in SQL Server 2008 R2 (for example NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_14N or GCS_WGS_1984 or other). Is this possible?
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Do you store your data in an Esri geodatabase or it is a pure SQL Server database? – Alex Tereshenkov Apr 15 '14 at 15:06
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It's pure SQL Server. – Dr. Greenthumb Apr 15 '14 at 15:11
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1sys.spatial_reference_systems. But mine only has GCS in it. I don't think SQL Server cares about planar systems. – Jay Cummins Apr 15 '14 at 15:28
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In 2008, I usually do
select SHAPE.STSrid from dbo.STATES
(where SHAPE is the geometry column and dbo.states is the table name). It will give you SRID.
Now you can run
select * from sys.spatial_reference_systems where spatial_reference_id = 4326
However, as @Jay Cummins mentioned, it seems to have only geographic coordinate systems. Link to the Microsoft forum: Projected Coordinate System Support
If you would have an Esri geodatabase, you could see the projected coordinate system SRID and the name with definition from ST_SPATIAL_REFERENCE_SYSTEMS which is created when creating a geodatabase repository.
answered Apr 15 '14 at 15:29
