[fdo-internals] FDO RFC 16 - FDO Provider for SQLite

[Robert Bray]

It does seem like the geometry format should be a global per database
setting. Why would you want one geometry column using FGF, another using
WKB, and a third using WKT all in the same database? On the other hand, a
global setting might require yet another meta-data table.

My 2 cents for what they are worth...
Bob
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mateusz Loskot" <mateusz at loskot.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [fdo-internals] FDO RFC 16 - FDO Provider for SQLite
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>> Jason Birch wrote:
>>> I don't think that it needs to be either/or.
>>>
>>> As Frank proposed, I would prefer to see a solution that allows the user
>>> to specify the following in geometry_columns table:
>>>
>>> FGF
>>> WKB12
>>> WKT12
>>>
>>> And then allow storage of any one of these in the database as the
>>> "native" format for any given table.
>>
>> IOW, the native format is defined per a database instance.
>>
>>> The overhead is that all implementations of this SQLite geo-database
>>> would have to support these formats, but this would allow optimisation
>>> for FDO/MapGuide with FGF, for standardisation with WKB (I would suggest
>>> only supporting SFS 1.2 WKB), or for ease of access with WKT.
>>
>> I don't understand what does the "would have to support these formats" 
>> mean?
>>
>> Two databases are given:
>>
>> A - stores spatial data as WKB
>>
>> B - stores spatial data as FGF
>>
>> There is possible situation in which B database is unusable with OGR 
>> driver, but the FDO Provider for SQLite can use both, and in A case can 
>> switch to WKB.
>>
>> IOW, databases are not really portable.
>>
>>> I am hesitant about any solution that requires special dlls for
>>> accessing the SQLite database at this point...
>>
>> Such modules could be deployed transparently for user, as a part of the 
>> FDO provider for SQLite and as a part of OGR driver in GDAL, etc.
>>
>> Greetings
>> -- 
>> Mateusz Loskot
>> http://mateusz.loskot.net
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