How to store Latitude and Longitude in MySQL

 

How to store Latitude and Longitude in MySQL


CREATE TABLE `test_lat_long` (
  `lat_long` POINT NOT NULL,
  SPATIAL INDEX `SPATIAL` (`lat_long`)
) ;


INSERT INTO `test_lat_long` 
(`lat_long`) 
VALUES
(POINT(40.71727401,-74.00898606));


SELECT * FROM test_lat_long;

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