> > I see in BasicSQLDialect that you look into the z of teh geometry to > determine the dimension, > > imho this should be done the other way, just like we do with srid: a > geometry is saved as > > 3d if the database accepts 3d data, not the other way around. > > If a 2d geometry is saved in a 3d database it must get in without issues. > > Vice versa is indeed debatable, in my patch I forced 3d geoms to 2d if > the database says so, silently, > > but it's mostly a convenience (though I believe I prefer this behavior > rather than an exception, > > the data might be coming out of a processing chain that left some 3d > bits in a data that is meant > > to be saved as 2d, if we throw exceptions the caller will be forced to > manually shave > > off the third dimension). > > 2D into 3D I would call an error. Setting the third dimension to NaN is > forcing a projection/transformation > onto the data. A simple, trivial and naive projection/transformation, but > the intent of the table may be > violated by this. This assumption, I feel, may cause hidden problems. > > 3D into 2D I would also call an error for the same reason. > > Eh, I disagree strongly on this one, 2D into 3D is a case in which one > should never throw an exception to me, > and out of line with the default GeoTools behavior, which tries to adapt > towards the target type (try to insert a linestring > into a multilinstring attribute, or a string "1234" into a integer > attribute, and you'll see, there are converters in place > that transform data towards the expected type).
If 2D to 3D causes no error and 3D to 2D causing an error; then the following scenario would cause an error that is really out of place. A user inserts a 2D into a 3D that is fine. The 2D geometry is coerced into a 3D storage facility. The facility could be a DB, a shapefile or some other facility. There is no error here given teh scenario. Then the user retrieves the shape from the storage facility. The scenario would dictate that an error would occur. The user might raise an eyebrow at this. I cannot get my data back out. I have mentioned shapefiles. What does the shapefile standard say here? The the standard tight enough to cause an error or is the individual features in a shapefile largely independant. I'm not knowledgable about shapefiles. Devs, please provide feedback on this one, we need more opinions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ GeoTools-Devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
