> So the question is: is it true that for a new "universal" spatial format to
<br>> be born it has to have at least read support in the closed source world?
<br><br>If spatialite, or something like it, sees widespread use elsewhere
<br>ESRI will read it. Heck they already incorporate gdal, even to the
<br>point of directing developers to the gdal api tutorial for writing new
<br>drivers. I get the idea everyone is standing around waiting to see
<br>what everyone else is going to do; chicken and egg.
<br><br>{{{pause for reflection}}
<br><br>hrrmmm. In my day job one of my functions is publishing our data the
<br>'net, and I just realised *I'm* only putting out shapefiles... Soo if
<br>I want to encourage another format, I could start right here!
<br><br>--
<br>-matt
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