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vineld

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How do you usually solve the question of organizing geographical and political structures in a database? For example states, counties, cities etc. In many cases people put everything in one single table, using the parent-child model, and in other cases they are stored in separate tables. I have used both alternatives myself depending on the situation given but I would like to hear what you all have to say on pros and cons of the two solutions.

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if i was going to make a geographical db i would definitely use separate tables for states, counties, and cities. many many reasons but organization alone is enough for me to do that. i couldnt even imagine one table for everything.

 

your statement though does not make sense, as the parent/child model does not involve one table for everything.

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