I'm a little confused. ArcSDE is middleware between some given
application interacting with the user and the data, usually a database,
is it not?<br>
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what format is the data in currently? Geodatabases? coverages? shapefiles?<br>
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what do you mean by "is there a method to getting these data onto a UNIX machine"?<br>
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its sad... GIS==ERSI not only in your institution, but in the community
in general, specifically in the USA. much like PC==MICROSOFT.<br>
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I seem to recall Mapserver being able to interact with ArcSDE. i
dont know if you are looking for internet deployment or desktop
applications.<br>
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take care<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/29/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Finlayson</b> <<a href="mailto:david.p.finlayson@gmail.com">david.p.finlayson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Our university is rapidly moving all GIS data onto ArcSDE. Is there a<br>method for getting these data onto a Unix machine?<br><br>ESRI has penetrated so deep here that GIS==ESRI in most people's<br>minds. When our map librarians insisted that the data distribution
<br>model be updated (understandably) to better serve the community (40k+<br>students). There wasn't even token consideration given to technologies<br>other then SDE. Maybe there isn't an alternative that works as well?<br>
<br>If I can't find a method to interact with SDE, I'm going to lose<br>access to the major datasets. Any suggestions (other than buying a<br>windows work station)?<br><br>David<br>--<br>David Finlayson<br>Marine Geology & Geophysics
<br>School of Oceanography<br>Box 357940<br>University of Washington<br>Seattle, WA 98195-7940<br>USA<br><br>Office: Marine Sciences Building, Room 112<br>Phone: (206) 616-9407<br>Web: <a href="http://students.washington.edu/dfinlays">
http://students.washington.edu/dfinlays</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br>