[gdal-dev] Re: [SoC] GDAL WKTRaster weekly report #9

[Mateusz Loskot]

Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>> You also mention a doubt about how to handle the 16BF type, which
>> is apparently "16-bit float".  I have never seen such a thing
>> before and I'm not sure why it is part of the WKTRaster
>> specification. I would suggest removing it.
> 
> I had same impression and I simply don't use this data anywhere in 
> gdal2wktraster script.
> 
> I believe the right person to ask about this 16-bit float type is 
> Sandro (strk) - he is the author of original specification documents:
> 
> 
> http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/browser/spike/wktraster/doc

I've submitted ticket suggesting to officially remove the PT_16BF type
from WKT Raster:

http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/226

Let's agree on that there.

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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