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<geotools.version>8-SNAPSHOT</geotools.version>
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<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
<artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
<version>${geotools.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
<artifactId>gt-epsg-hsql</artifactId>
<version>${geotools.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies></code></pre></span></span></div></div></div>
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<span><br>-- <br>Jody Garnett<br><br></span>
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