[Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available

[Giovanni Manghi]

On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 09:04 -0500, Spencer Gardner wrote:
> Not sure if everyone saw this but I thought it might be interesting
> news. Does this mean that QGIS could potentially support ESRI .gdbs or
> am I misunderstanding something?


are the linux libraries available as source code or as .dll? ;)

cheers

-- Giovanni --


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> From: Esri Media Relations [mailto:ESRI_Media_Relations at esri.com] 
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:57 AM
> Subject: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
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> Integrate File Geodatabases into Applications without Using ArcObjects
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> Redlands, California—June 03, 2011—Esri today released the Esri File
> Geodatabase API. This API allows developers to work with file
> geodatabases outside ArcObjects (the library of software components
> that make up the foundation of ArcGIS). With this API, developers can
> now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a
> file geodatabase. Geodatabases comprise the native structure for
> ArcGIS to store, manage, and use geospatial data. With the Esri File
> Geodatabase API, developers can now create independent applications to
> view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase without having to
> rely on ArcObjects.
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> The File Geodatabase API is a collection of C++ libraries (.dll) for
> 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux platforms that allows direct
> access to data stored in a file geodatabase. The API allows developers
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> ·         Create new file geodatabases.
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> ·         Read file geodatabase schema.
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> ·         Create schemas for simple features.
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> ·         Read, edit, and delete data in the file geodatabase.
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> ·         Perform attribute and spatial queries.
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> The File Geodatabase API does not replace ArcObjects as the
> recommended approach to interacting with the geodatabase.
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> For more information and to download the API, go to
> esri.com/filegdbAPI.
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