[postgis-users] PostgreSQL/PostGIS and ArcGIS Server 9.3

[Rob Tester]

Yes, an SDE license is required and that is now only available with ArcGIS
server (cha-ching!).

We plan to create our own display layer (similar to ZigGIS) and then create
our own backend solution to maintain the database. This is easier for us
since we use ArcGIS Engine for development and create our own tools outside
of Arc desktop. 

The 'economical' route for those that want to use PostGIS and have edit
capabilities inside ArcGIS desktop would be to use the ZigGIS professional
which (from my understanding) implements an editable PostGIS layer in ArcGIS
desktop.

Rob.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of
Sufficool, Stanley
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:40 AM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: RE: [postgis-users] PostgreSQL/PostGIS and ArcGIS Server 9.3

Does all of this wonderful functionality require an SDE connector
license?

Does "direct connect" function without the SDE license?

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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Rob
Tester
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:14 AM
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Okay, I have the current 9.3 rc1 with the SDE and PostGIS. I also have
talked with some of the developers at ESRI and can tell you the
following.

Yes the support for PostGIS does exist. The geometries can be in WKB or
SDE (we keep ours in WKB). According to the developers of SDE for
PostGIS there isn't a large difference in the type anyway. But you can't
use both at the same time, so you have to pick your poison.

I have also patched ZigGIS so that it works with just the ArcGIS Engine
which is what we use to develop our applications. 

Rob.


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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of
Chris Hermansen
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 8:17 AM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] PostgreSQL/PostGIS and ArcGIS Server 9.3

What I find immediately puzzling about this whole SDE - PostGIS thing is

a comment that Someone Knowledgeable (Paul?  Martin?) made a few weeks 
ago about an incompatibility between SDE's geometry and OGC or at least 
PostGIS's implementation of OGC.

Sorry I can't provide more details, but does anyone recall this, and 
have a comment on the matter?

Tim Bowden wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 09:29 -0500, Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
>   
>> Tim Bowden wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've read bits and pieces about PostgreSQL/PostGIS and ArcGIS Server

>>> 9.3 and how they (might) inter-operate.  Can anybody point me to a 
>>> concise summation of what's happening there?  I understand ArcGIS 
>>> Server will be able to use PostGIS geometries, but at what cost 
>>> (performance and functionality)? Does this mean we can have ArcGIS 
>>> and open source clients editing the same geometries?
>>>
>>> ArcGIS Server 9.3 beta is in the wild, and I've read that the final 
>>> release is due "soon".  Anyone have any idea if soon is measured in 
>>> weeks or months?
>>>       
>> Tim,
>>
>> You might be interested in this link: 
>> http://blog.davebouwman.net/2008/05/12/PostGISRound2ReadingTheManual.
>> aspx
>>
>> -Stephen Woodbridge
>>   http://imaptools.com/
>>     
>
> Hot stuff, thanks Stephen.  Looks very promising.  With a bit of luck 
> it will ease the transition to PostgreSQL/PostGIS for those wanting to

> go down that route.  I can think of a few who will be looking at this 
> over the next few years.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Bowden
>
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