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On 25/03/2011 11:25, Luigi Ponti wrote:
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Dear Rich,<br>
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>The HWSD is composed of a raster image file and a linked attribute database
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>stored in Microsoft Access 2003 format.
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It would be nice if the attributes were made available in a format using
open standards. That would make it available to those of us who don't do
windows.
Rich
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You are right.<br>
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I have inquired the data provider about the issue, and will let the
list know.<br>
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Here is what the data provider replied:<br>
<blockquote>"Thank you for your suggestion. The raster file is already
available in an open format, since it is just a binary table. <br>
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In the database file (HWSD.mdb), there is one main table in the
database, the HWSD_Data table, that contains all the soil data. The
other tables simply describe the codes and abbreviations. The simplest
and most transferable option would be to export this HWSD_Data as a
text file along with a document listing all the codes and
abbreviations. At the moment, anyone with Access can do this for
others. However, your point is well taken and we will consider making
such a text file and perhaps other database formats available on our
website with our next update.<br>
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The viewer cannot so easily be transferred to other operating systems
and we have no plan to do so."<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
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Luigi<br>
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