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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I haven't tried to myself, but then again I have yet to try ArcGIS PostSDE.<BR>
I suspect its common because I think from my reading ArcSDE forces you to register each PostSDE service against one database. I have to verify that. So lets say you want to make use of ArcSDE only features not supported by the PostGIS datatype, you may have tables using the ESRI geometry type (for example or at leaset as the claim goes ArcSDE curved support is better than PostGIS curve support), but if you want Open source apps to use some tables, you would use the PostGIS datatype.<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: postgis-devel-bounces@postgis.refractions.net on behalf of Mark Cave-Ayland<BR>
Sent: Sun 1/25/2009 1:01 PM<BR>
To: PostGIS Development Discussion<BR>
Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] Function Naming<BR>
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Obe, Regina wrote:<BR>
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> Does ESRI use GIST as well for their PG_GEOMETRY or whatever they call<BR>
> it. I'm just thinking if we call it geometry may get confusing for<BR>
> people that use both types. Though theirs is in a separate schema anyway<BR>
> so doesn't matter I suppose except if someone makes the sde schema a<BR>
> global one then we could have some clashes maybe. Probably not. Just<BR>
> thinking out loud.<BR>
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Heh. I think anyone who installs both PostGIS and ESRI's geometry type<BR>
into the same database should probably have their head examined anyway<BR>
:) Seriously, how could anyone do this and sanely expect it all to work<BR>
without any problems??!<BR>
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ATB,<BR>
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Mark.<BR>
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