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Further evidence of the challenge of getting funds to support gdal
from US gov't agencies:<br>
Someone at the USGS privately emailed me to confirm that like
Sandia, they cannot support gdal through voluntary donations or
in-kind contributions that are outside the scope of contracted
project work. Over the years the USGS has contracted through open
solicitations for specific projects that are returned to the
community, but these contracts are driven by programmatic USGS
requirements which may or may not have utility to the broader gdal
community.
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