[postgis-users] Interested in PostGIS for a replacement to ArcSDE

[Randy George]

	In some scenarios, especially those involving web interfaces, you
might consider dropping ESRI and switching to some other interface based on
open standards. There are some alternatives like svg+xml, MapServer, JUMP
which have active communities. PostGIS can do all the heavy lifting
geospatial work and the middle tier can be a customized interface based on
w3c and OGC standards. 
	You can save on license aggravation and have a much more interactive
interface with the additional assurance that the standard is not going to be
moved out from under you with the next release. 

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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Guy
Carpenter
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:43 AM
To: 'PostGIS Users Discussion'
Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Interested in PostGIS for a replacement to
ArcSDE


Awww, rats.  Compare that to this press release:
http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/fall04articles/arcgis9-plans.html

"The ArcGIS Schematics and ArcGIS Data Interoperability extensions,
 which are already available for the 9.0 release, will become fully
 integrated in the core ArcGIS software at the 9.1 release." 

I guess this is a new use of the phrase "fully integrated" that I've
been previously unaware of.

In October last year I also explored the pgoledb
development project at
	http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/oledb
hoping to use it as glue between ArcGIS and PostGIS.
I was unable to make ArcGIS play nicely with pgoledb.
I determined that ArcGIS was talking to the driver, 
but I was never able to open a data source.

Guy Carpenter
Atherton Tablelands GIS
http://atgis.com.au


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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Asger
Petersen
Sent: Friday, 15 July 2005 10:14 PM
To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Interested in PostGIS for a replacement to
ArcSDE

> With the 9.1 release, ESRI have bundled the Data Interoperability 
> Package into the core product - no extra licensing fee.
> Also Safe Software (authors of the Interop. extension) were busily 
> working on fixes to the bugs in the extension last year.
> 
> I haven't tried using PostGIS from ArcGIS 9.1, but it sounds like all
of
> the
> pieces may be in place to make it work.

Hi
When activating the Data Interoperability extension in ArcGIS 9.1 it
says:

"The ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, a new extension introduced
after the release of 9.0, is now part of the ArcGIS Desktop setup and so no
longer has to be installed separately. A license still has to be purchased
to use this extension."

It is possible to try it out for free for 60 days. I haven't tried it yet,
but a friend of mine has tried and his ArcGIS crashes every time he tries to
establish a PostGIS connection. 

Well, it sounded really good, but...

/Asger Petersen
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