IMO > > 12 million records is teensy. Stuff it into PostGIS. It's the billion- > point LIDAR sets that leave me queasy, but I can't begin to think of a > reasonable architecture for that without learning more about how the > points are actually USED, which I really am not clear on at the moment. >
Paul, Agreed. Generation of TINs or surfaces of roughness over that number of points will challenge any data management solution. However, the time is coming / has come when people will want to do it. It is perhaps a good candidate for Grid architectures and high performance computing. Bruce Notice: This email and any attachments may contain information that is personal, confidential, legally privileged and/or copyright.No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the recipient to check for and remove viruses. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. You are not authorised to use, communicate or rely on the information contained in this email. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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