SQL Anywhere 12.0.1 WhitePaper - Sybase

Out‐of‐Box PerformanceSQL Anywhere 12.0.1 further builds on one of the major features added to SQL Anywhere in the last decade,spatial data support. As with SQL Anywhere 12, SQL Anywhere 12.0.1 allows for the storage and querying ofspatial data, which is the data that describes the position, shape, and orientation of objects in a definedspace. The following enhancements have been made to spatial data support in the latest release of SQLAnywhere.Spatial EnhancementsSeveral improvements have been made which affect the overall performance and speed of the execution ofspatial queries. Performance enhancements include faster loading time for shapefiles and theimplementation of new constructs such as spatial set operations and predicates.The visual administration tool in SQL Anywhere 12.0.1 has also undergone improvements and now has theability to import ESRI shapefiles. This means greater efficiency and flexibility for you as it is no longernecessary to change file formats prior to importing the data.SQL Anywhere 12.0.1New Features Summary – February 20113