sql geography to dbgeography?

Question

Maybe I\'m missing something. I have a sql server column of the \"Geography\" datatype.

I want to use the DbGeography type in my c# code. Any way to cast or convert

Answer 1

Based on my reading of EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll in ILSpy, I believe the quickest way to convert from SqlGeography to DbGeography is:

var dbGeo = System.Data.Entity.SqlServer.SqlSpatialServices.Default.GeographyFromProviderValue(sqlGeo);

This method has the advantage that no binary conversion and parsing is required. It simply returns a DbGeography using the SqlGeography as the internal provider value.