[OSGeo-Discuss] "git" like for geodata management

[Paolo Corti]

>> Use case:
>> 1. I get a subset of the data for field work for a couple of days.
>> Coming back from field work, I "sync" the edits to the main data
>> server.  An application takes care of the merge like git does.
>>
>> 2. Two field workers, edit the same data on a different area.  An
>> application manages the conflict before merging to main data server.
>>

Hi
not sure about foss4g software, but Esri implemented since many years
both this 2 features with disconnected editing [1] and versioning [2]
best regards
P

[1] http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisdesktop/com/gp_toolref/data_management_toolbox/an_overview_of_the_disconnected_editing_toolset.htm
[2] http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/index.cfm?TopicName=Understanding_versioning

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