title: Using Point() in my query results in strange results, am i using it wrong or is this to be expected?
body: <p>In MySQL Workbench I have a column for Latitude and Longitude and I would like to convert them to point() in order to use that data in a map on Data Tools (SSRS report). I have created a column with the geometry datatype like so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>CREATE Table alabama_table2 (StateName varchar(64),City varchar(64),SpatialData geometry)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And I have the following code for inserting the data</p>
  
  <pre><code>INSERT INTO alabama_table2
  select (StateName,City,POINT(NewLatitude,NewLongitude)
  From alabama_table
  Group By City;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However my results come back in this weird format which I don't think is correct</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2zEe.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/q2zEe.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>What am I doing wrong?</p>