[gdal-dev] Re: ESRI file geodatabase support

[Peter J Halls]

Another way to achieve interoperability is via a DBMS for which there is an SDE 
implementation, although this may not be appropriate for Matt Wilkie's 
requirements.  It may not be always as easy as with shapefiles but it does not 
have the limitations.  Having said that, in our Oracle environment I do have a 
problem getting SDE to recognise some spatial datasets created with GDAL but 
have yet to prove what is happening to cause this and so cannot point a finger 
of blame in any direction ...

Best wishes,

Peter

Duarte Carreira wrote:
> Matt, the only reason I have seen presented for some reluctance in pushing spatialite as a de facto standard following shapefile's success, is not having a foothold in the closed source sector. That's the only thing ESRI's fgdb could potentially offer, since the extra data types supported will not be available outside ESRI's software (Terrain, Topology, Networks, etc.).
> 
> (As for interoperability with ESRI, its users can always export to shapefile. Ofcourse I would prefer to directly read fgdb data but if not possible it's ok too.)
> 
> So the question is: is it true that for a new "universal" spatial format to be born it has to have at least read support in the closed source world?
> 
> Duarte
> 
> 
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Matt Wilkie [mailto:maphew at gmail.com]
> Enviada: terça-feira, 15 de Junho de 2010 22:52
> Para: gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> Assunto: [gdal-dev] Re: ESRI file geodatabase support
> 
> 
> I think discussing a shapefile successor, or even perhaps a code sprint, is a
> very good topic for FOSS4G. This same thread that we're weaving now is/has
> happened on a number mailing lists and usually generated dozens of responses
> each time. The interest is clear. From my vantage the germinating seed
> crystal could be spatialite, but there seems to be some general reluctance
> to jump on board. I'm ignorant of the reasons for that, perhaps that will
> come out at FOSS4G; wish I could be there!
> 
> Ivan: I personally welcome and will use a gdal/ogr that uses the currently
> installed arcgis libraries however for the health of the industry I'd like
> to see unencumbered access. Thanks for letting me know at least part of my
> ramblings are of interest
> 
> cheers,
> 
> -matt
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