These 2 softwares will help connect / move your ArcGIS project to FOSS. Connect: ArcGIS to PostGIS
PgMap - for Postgresql / PostGIS - Free This is the ArcMap Extension for connectinng to PostGIS (PostgreSQL) spatial database. http://st-links.com/default.aspx Move: ArcGIS to QGIS - (Free ArcGIS extension) One needs to export layers in an opened Arcmap document into a QGIS project file Mxd2Qgs Tool http://geoscripting.blogspot.com/2011/05/exporting-current-arcmap-document.html Noli On 8/11/11, Arnie Shore <[email protected]> wrote: > All, esp Karsten, I wonder if you've given consideration to the feasibility > of a solution based on web services; > > If feasible, this could bypass the issue you correctly raise re "what data > storage solution you would recommend ", since the function of the service wd > be to return data in one of the standard/common formats regardless of the > origin. > > It's a non-trivial effort to design a suitable API, but such an > implementation cd provide the data to suitably-connected desktop > applications, as well as to conventional browsers, of course > > AS > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Mr. Puneet Kishor > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Karsten, >> >> On Aug 10, 2011, at 11:12 PM, karsten vennemann wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > in the near future I will have the opportunity to help design databases, >> decide on data formats (files data) for an international organization that >> wishes to be able to use both proprietary and open source based systems, >> mostly in web mapping solution but also possibly on the desktop. The task >> will be to design and organize the data stores in a way that both types of >> systems - open source (e.g. MapServer, OpenLayers) and proprietary systems >> (ESRI Arc Server) can use them well, and along the way to try to avoid too >> much data duplication (having to store data in multiple formats just to >> make >> them accessible) . >> > >> > This sounds to like a exiting & useful, fun task, but given the >> limitations of both systems (regarding input data that might not work out >> of >> the box- namely file Geodatabases in open source solutions, and PostGIS >> data >> in ESRI products) might be not totally trivial ;) >> > >> > I was wondering if anybody has done work on this, has implemented >> > systems >> facing the same issues or knows of projects or reports that have been >> dealing with similar issues. Also I anybody has comments about what data >> storage solution you would recommend and comments about the pro and cons >> of >> certain storage designs please send it to the list. >> > Looking forward to hear what other have come up with. >> > Thanks a lot >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
