<div>I haven't been following this thread closely, so my apologies if my suggestion has already been stated.</div>
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<div>Back in the mid-90s the USFS & BLM conducted a multi-year study called "Project 615" of the various GIS packages available. I would think that their work would make a good basis and would provide some inspiration as to how the various GIS systems could be compared in a fair manner.</div>
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