[ForestryTools] database/ early design

[Jake Maier]

Hi Lee and Abdoul.

I think a simple table is easier if it’s a simple relationship between the
spatial and the tabular data. If the relationships are complex and changes
often depending on the particular situation, then a database is quicker and
easier.

Thanks for your good work.

My 2 ct

Jake 

 

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[mailto:forestrytools-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Abdoul O. Dia
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 3:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [ForestryTools] database/ early design

 

Hi Lee,

This could be a way to start and test it. But we need to keep in mind that
we'll need to handle external files (e.g. csv) and to manage spatial data
(e.g.: vectors). The relationship between the external and spatial data
should be kept some how so we can attribute to every single point or
polygone in a shapefile its related data from the field. In this case I
think using a database would be easier. What others think?

Abdoul


Le 2013-05-30 18:20, Lee a écrit :

To not flood the other string with a new topic, here's a new email:

I had a long drive the other day, which gave me a good chance to think
things over regarding the database structure. Specifically, my current
"narrative" I put on the forestry tools wiki calls for just loading external
CSVs to do easy analysis, rather than porting into a database.

How do you feel about establishing initial functionality with simple tables,
opposed to database structure? Once we get an initial release out and
develop some interest, we could add more complex database support.

I'm not sold either way, I just thought it might be worth discussion. I'm
not sure what's simpler and more useful from a starting location.

Thoughts?


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All the best,
Lee
ISA Certified Arborist MI-4148A
Registered Forester #46043






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