[gdal-dev] ESRI file database

[Matt Wilkie]

> I understand the format is supposed to be "open" but that it wasn't 
> clear how this would be accomplished a year ago.  Perhaps someone
> could ask if it is now clear, and how it is accomplished so we can
> write a driver.

I read in the Q&A  from the 2007 ESRI User Conference[1] that an api for 
accessing file geodabases will be published after ArcGIS 9.3 is 
released. This means at least 6 months from now, more likely 12 in my 
opinion.

[1] Q: What are ESRI’s plans for opening up access to the geodatabase?
http://events.esri.com/uc/QandA/index.cfm?ConferenceID=51AD3E9D-D566-ED85-AEE0DBF4F59C45FD


best regards,

-- 
matt wilkie
--------------------------------------------
Geographic Information,
Information Management and Technology,
Yukon Department of Environment
10 Burns Road * Whitehorse, Yukon * Y1A 4Y9
867-667-8133 Tel * 867-393-7003 Fax
http://environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/geomatics/
--------------------------------------------