MySQL has added a lot of functionality for Geographical
Information System (GIS) data in the last two releases. This has
given us better ways to save and explore GIS data. MySQL
Workbench is an amazing tool that many do not realize has vastly
upped its game for supporting GIS information. But did you
know you can use MySQL Workbench with OpenStreetMap to plot
locations?
1. Get your Longitude and Latitude
These, believe it or not, is the hard part. Go
to https://www.latlong.net/ and type in the name
of your location. It will report back your longitude and
your latitude. For the example I will be using the
information for the city of Justin, Texas.
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