[Qgis-psc] Advertising Raster FileGeodatabase GDAL work via news feed?

[Régis Haubourg]

And +1 for me too!

Thanks a lot Nyall

On 20/12/2022 20:16, Marco Bernasocchi wrote:
> also from my side a +1,
> i think it would also be important to mention what Andreas said, add a 
> small paragraph about "lobbying" for open formats/Standards.
>
> thanks for all your work Nyall!
>
> Marco Bernasocchi
>
> QGIS.org Chair
> OSGeo.org Board member
> OPENGIS.ch CEO
>
> On Tue, 20 Dec 2022, 19:41 Anita Graser, <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:
>
>     +1 thank you for the proposal, Nyall.
>
>     Regards,
>     Anita
>
>
>     On Tuesday, 20. December 2022 01:10:47 (+01:00), Nyall Dawson wrote:
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>
>     > Hi PSC.
>
>     >
>
>     > I'm seeking thoughts on whether the news feed can be used to
>     promote a
>
>     > funding opportunity for developing an open driver for accessing
>     raster
>
>     > data stored in ESRI Geodatabases.
>
>     >
>
>     > This is spurred by the recent discussion on the QGIS user list:
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>     >
>     https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2022-December/052260.html,
>
>     > but has been an big pain point for a long time. These rasters are
>
>     > currently completely unreadable in QGIS, which presents a big
>     risk for
>
>     > our users when situations arise (like in the linked thread)
>     where data
>
>     > custodians are ONLY publishing official data in these formats.
>
>     >
>
>     > I've had many emails from users who have hit the same situation, and
>
>     > found it be a barrier to using open source software as a result.
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>     >
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>     > Unfortunately to date Even, myself, and a number of other motivated
>
>     > users have been unable to find a sponsor for development of the
>
>     > required GDAL driver. As a result I would like to advertise this
>
>     > opportunity via the news feed in the hopes that the wider exposure
>
>     > would lead us to a sponsor, and ultimately to be able to solve this
>
>     > data restriction once and for all...
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>     >
>
>     > Is this acceptable? I can write (and post) the article if approved.
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>     >
>
>     > Nyall
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