[gdal-dev] GDAL 3.4.0 is released

[Jeff McKenna]

All MapServer demo services (over 10+ OGC services) have been updated to 
GDAL 3.4.0 : https://demo.mapserver.org


-jeff



-- 
Jeff McKenna
GatewayGeo: Developers of MS4W, MapServer Consulting and Training
co-founder of FOSS4G
http://gatewaygeo.com/




On 2021-11-08 9:42 a.m., Even Rouault wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On behalf of the GDAL/OGR development team and community, I am pleased to
> announce the release of GDAL/OGR 3.4.0. GDAL/OGR is a C++ geospatial data
> access library for raster and vector file formats, databases and web 
> services.
> It includes bindings for several languages, and a variety of command line
> tools.
> 
>     http://gdal.org/
> 
> The 3.4.0 release is a new feature release with the following highlights:
> 
> * [RFC 81](https://gdal.org/development/rfc/rfc81_coordinate_epoch.html):
>    Support for coordinate epochs in geospatial formats.
>    Implemented in FlatGeoBuf, GeoPackage, MEM, VRT
> * New GDAL drivers:
>    - [Zarr](https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/zarr.html):
>      read/write support for ZarrV2 (and experimental V3), using 2D 
> classic raster
>      API or multidimensional API:
>    - [STACIT](https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/stacit.html):
>      Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog Items as virtual mosaics
> * Other improvements:
>    - number of enhancements in file system operations of /vsigs/
>    - NITF: additions to comply with NITF Version 2.1 Commercial Dataset
>      Requirements Document (NCDRD)
>    - ODBC and PGeo: multiple fixes and improvements
>    - SAFE (Sentinel1): multiple improvements related to SLC/calibration 
> (change
>      subdataset naming)
>    - multidimensional API: caching, and other improvements
> * Code linting and security fixes
> * MDB driver (Java based) mark as deprecated. Planned for removal for 
> GDAL 3.5.
>    ODBC driver is the preferred solution (with up-to-date MDBTools 
> library on
>    non-Windows platforms)
> * Writing side of Tiger driver deprecated and will be removed in GDAL 3.5
> * Remainder: DODS, JPEG2000(Jasper), JPEGLS, MG4LIDAR, FUJIBAS, IDA, 
> INGR and
>    vector driver ARCGEN, ArcObjects, CLOUDANT, COUCHDB, DB2, DODS, FME, 
> GEOMEDIA,
>    GTM, INGRES, MONGODB, REC, WALK are planned for removal in GDAL 3.5. 
> As well
>    as Perl bindings
> 
> More complete information on the new features and fixes in the 3.4.0 
> release can be found at:
> 
>    https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/v3.4.0/gdal/NEWS.md
> 
> The release can be downloaded from:
>    * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal340.zip - source as a zip
>    * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal-3.4.0.tar.gz - source as 
> .tar.gz
>    * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal-3.4.0.tar.xz - source as 
> .tar.xz
>    * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal-grass-3.4.0.tar.gz - 
> GDAL-GRASS plugin
>    * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdalautotest-3.4.0.tar.gz - 
> test suite
>    * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal340doc.zip - 
> documentation / website
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Even
>