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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm looking for an open-source system I can use for
storing and processing map data for an autonomous robot, and I was wondering if
anyone on this mailing list could tell me if GDAL is the right solution for
me. There are three big requirements that I need:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Writing/reading to the map should be very
fast, since the robot will be filling the map with data in real time, and will
be using the map to navigate in real time</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. The map should support storing data in UTM
coordinates (which I'm pretty sure GDAL will do) but should also feature a
local-representation, so that instead of having a big map of everywhere the
robot might travel (which would be on the order of 200 miles), I would use a
smaller higher-resolution map (maybe 100 or 200m on a side) which I can
translate (in a sort of scrolling window) as the robot moves.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. The map has multiple layers so I can store
elevation data from different sensors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has any comments on whether or not they
think I can adapt GDAL to this purpose, I would very much appreciate
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>