Clustering Lat/Longs in a Database

Question

I\'m trying to see if anyone knows how to cluster some Lat/Long results, using a database, to reduce the number of results sent over the wire to the application.

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Answer 1

I believe you can use MSSQL's spatial data types. If they are similar to other spatial data types I know, they will store your points in a tree of rectangles, and then you can go to the lower-resolution rectangles to get implicit clusters.