[postgis-users] Re: Re: when rasters in Postgis?

[Patrick]

<strk at refractions.net> wrote in message 
news:20050928155142.GA51082 at keybit.net...
> As a user I'm not against storing rasters in the database.
> As a developer I don't immediately see the "right" way to do it.

I suppose that the general tendency here is to "yes, let's do it", but with 
a "geez, how do we do that". That's good for two reasons. First, I would 
really consider PostGIS as a backend for my data storage if it does. And 
second, doing this requires more than just sticking 2D data in tiles the 
size of the db page.

> That said, Refractions' development plans do not currently include
> raster support, but PostGIS source code is available to anyone
> for using, adapting and sharing. Get involved.

This is of course the cheap way to end the discussion. I understand that 
Refractions may not have the manpower available to do this singlehandedly, 
but if you guys could just facilitate the process by acting as focal point 
for discussion of specs and general guidance that would be great. I am more 
than willing to help out, both in design and in implementation, but I just 
by myself could not so easily generate the momentum and developer clout to 
bring it to fruition. Because this does take some serious thinking, to 
develop the complete specs from logical construct (what is a raster?) to db 
schema, and then implement it.

Any serious takers? Contact me in private.

Cheers,
Patrick