[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 05/02/2006 03:06:24 PM:
> > ps. At least two people mentioned that GC 'requires' or affects FM, > > which (if true) would mean that there needs to be some planning > > between FM and GC. This could really throw a "wrench in the works" if > > FM need modification to properly accommodate GCs (or visa-versa). > > Well Bryce has kept up communication on that front, as long as we stay > away from the "opperation" API until the grid coverage people review it > I am happy. Also the focus here should be on getting the FM branch > merged in, the existing codebase will not use all of it yet anyways. The main thing I lack, due largely to my own failure to keep close track of the FM effort, is a warm fuzzy that I understand the relationship between Features and Coverages in GT. I think I have a pretty good handle on how the ISO 19100 / OGC standards view the issue. I just don't understand new FM well enough to be convinced that I can faithfully execute that relationship in practice. I am particularly concerned about the issues of reading and writing Coverages. In fact, the GML-in-J2K format already requires that a single reader be capable of returning both "features" and "gridded coverage data". It would seem to me that the relationship between features and coverages in GT must be nailed down prior to making any kind of coverage I/O framework. We can use the current grid coverage exchange for the moment, but I think it's pretty safe to assume that it will not stand the test of time... :) Bryce ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
