[Gdal-dev] ArcSDE Support in GDAL/OGR

[Frank Warmerdam]

Simon Perkins wrote:
> Well, really, we just need a solution that allows us to store large 
> numbers of rasters in spatial databases. It seemed that the choices came 
> down to Oracle Spatial or ArcGIS Server (SDE). Are there other 
> alternatives? What are your qualms about ArcSDE? I've never used it, so 
> any comments much appreciated!

Simon,

Sorry, no serious objection.  It just seems like opting from one
expensive proprietary technology to another.  I don't know any
other good cheap/free raster-in-database solutions.

Best regards,
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