[postgis-users] adding raster caps to postgis

[Jeff D. Hamann]

I've been thinking about adding (or trying to add) raster storage
capabilites to postgis and before I spend time floundering in the code, I
wanted to post a few questions to the mailing list before I worked myself
into exhaustion. So,

1) Is there a demand for adding raster capabilites (for people other than
myself)? For my work, I would use it in a intersecting from polygons kind
of way for image classification within GRASS or write out a shape file.

2) What is a real assessment of what would be involved (for people that
have already thought about this but didn't post a message to the mailing
list)? WOuld gdal be a good approach or would the code have to be from the
ground up? Would using GDAL add to the complexity of code dependencies to
the point where it would be prohibitive or do do most people that use
postgis already have gdal (compiled into GRASS?)

3) Assuming this would have to pass the ISO 19124/19130 standard test (if
there is one at GCR), is there anyone that could assist me to ensure I
understand all that that implies since I've never coded anything to be
compliant with ISO standards?

4) Is there an open source project that already has this capability?


Thanks,
Jeff.




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