title: How to read / write geography data using C#, Entity Framework and SQL Server 2008?
body: <p>I have a form from which the user will be able to enter the latitude and longitude of a certain point on the map. The data will be input as string values. I did some research and found out from various sources that the Entity Framework doesn't support geography data types.</p>
  
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  <li>How can I parse and/or save the string data to a geography column in a database?</li>
  <li>How can I access it and reparse it as string once it is stored?</li>
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  <p>Thanks in advance!</p>