esri v manifold v ? is good too. to get the ball rolling on this more-meat-and-potato-less-wanking question:
with out esri or significant overhead, i can * clean geometry (using gdal/ogr v $$$arcinfo desktop). * customize ims to the nth degree (using mapserver/mapguide v $$$arcims/$$$arcgis server). * serve vector as vector via ims (using geomedia v not-possible-with-$$$esri(?)). * connect desktop to spatial database (using qgis/postgis/postgresql v $$$arcsde/$$$arcgis desktop). * clip raster by irregular shape at desktop (using manifold v may-be-possible-with-$$$arcgis desktop 9.3(?)). * publish data in a cool virtual globe (using worldwind/googleearth/virtualearth v arcgis explorer). * create and publish 3d model (using sketchup/3dvia v $$$arc3danalyst/$$$arcscene). * mashup data (using openlayers/google/virtualearth v $$$arcweb service). i can not * do versioning with out esri *and* significant overhead (using postgis/postgresql v $$$arcsde/$$$arcims/$$$arcgis server). * create and maintain topology with out esri or significant overhead (using ? v $$$arcgis desktop/server). On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Ian White <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to talk about Manifold. Can we talk about Manifold? > > Ian White. :: Urban Mapping Inc > 690 Fifth Street Suite 200 > San Francisco. CA 94107 > T.415.946.8170 x800. :: F.866.385.8266. :: urbanmapping.com > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed May 20 16:58:28 2009 > Subject: Re: [Geowanking] ...but you can do that with esri OR ...but > esridoes that better? OR ...but only esri does that? > > To step it up a notch: > What are some things you think you can't do in other GIS software. > What are some things you have heard others say (or feel) ESRI does better or > only does. > -Tyler > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 2:53 PM, zach cruise <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ...that retort comes up every freaking time i propose a cheaper >> solution that is not esri, mostly from people who do not know that gis >> exists outside esri. so what are some specific gis tasks you can *not* >> do with esri with out significant overhead? i need a bigger list >> across the spectrum: desktop, database, web etc, hence this list. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
