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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear GDAL Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I am writing to you to introduce myself and ask you some questions, if I am allowed to.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We are a team of developers working on MiraMon GIS, and I, Abel Pau, am representing our group. We are interested in contributing
to the GDAL community by generating GDAL drivers for our vector and raster formats.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">MiraMon is a widely-used Geographic Information System (GIS) that offers a variety of functionalities for spatial data
analysis and visualization across various sectors. Our short-time next goal is to enhance the accessibility and interoperability of MiraMon by integrating it with GDAL, which we believe will greatly benefit the GIS community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">You can find the specifications of our vector and raster formats on our website www.miramon.cat in the "Support/Technical
notes" section under the titles "Format specification of the MiraMon vector files" and "Format specification of the MiraMon raster files".
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I’ve been like 15 years programming this software in C (not C++) in our own style. So I have to get used to program in
your style and in C++. It’ll not be easy for me but I hope you can help me if wome doubts arises.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I kindly request your collaboration in providing me with a clear roadmap of the steps we should follow to generate the
GDAL drivers. While we are thoroughly reviewing the existing documentation, we want to ensure that we do not overlook any crucial aspects. Your guidance and expertise during this process would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I hope you can answer some questions I have.
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Do I need to ask for permission before starting a new driver, or is it assumed to be welcome?
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I have downloaded the code from GitHub, but I'm not sure if it will provide me with a Visual Studio project.
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Will it generate an sln file?
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Once I have a Visual Studio solution (sln) to inspire myself, how should I proceed to create the driver? Is
there any pre-existing pattern or template to follow? I would like to be able to debug it. How will I know when I am ready to submit the driver?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the outstanding work you do with GDAL and for granting us the opportunity
to contribute to this project. We are excited to begin collaborating with you and are confident that our joint efforts will have a positive impact on the GIS community.Thank you sincerely for your time and attention. We eagerly await your guidance and look
forward to fruitful collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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