Unable to load DLL 'SqlServerSpatial.dll'

Question

I have a .NET MVC web application referencing System.Data.Spatial so I can use the DbGeography datatype on a property for some geolocation stuff. I

Answer 1

• SqlGeometry and SqlGeography types can be used in VS projects (e.g. C#) by referencing the Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll.
• Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll is a managed library and has some unmanaged library as prerequisites and they are like SqlServerSpatialXXX.dll and msvcrXXX.dll
• Since Sql Server 2008, different versions of Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll are available, however, I don't see any functionality change from 2012 on.

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