SQL-291 What is the ideal data type to use when storing latitude / longitude in a MySQL database?

sql-queries-12/ideal-data-type-latitude-longitude-mysql/decimal-data-type.sql

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+-- Create example table
+CREATE TABLE Coordinates (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    location VARCHAR(255),
+    latitude DECIMAL(10, 8) NOT NULL,
+    longitude DECIMAL(11, 8) NOT NULL
+);
+-- Add example data
+INSERT INTO Coordinates (location, latitude, longitude)
+VALUES ('Eiffel Tower', 48.8584, 2.2945);
+-- Query example data
+SELECT * FROM Coordinates;

sql-queries-12/ideal-data-type-latitude-longitude-mysql/point-data-type.sql

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+-- Create example table
+CREATE TABLE Locations (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(255),
+    coordinates POINT NOT NULL SRID 4326,
+    SPATIAL INDEX(coordinates)
+);
+-- Add example data
+INSERT INTO Locations (name, coordinates)
+VALUES ('Eiffel Tower', ST_PointFromText('POINT(2.2945 48.8584)', 4326));
+INSERT INTO Locations (name, coordinates)
+VALUES ('Arc de Triomphe', ST_PointFromText('POINT(2.2950 48.8738)', 4326));
+-- Query example data
+SELECT
+    ST_Distance_Sphere(t1.coordinates, t2.coordinates) AS Distance_in_Meters 
+FROM
+    Locations AS t1,
+    Locations AS t2 
+WHERE
+    t1.name = 'Eiffel Tower' AND t2.name = 'Arc de Triomphe';