Hi Chris,
Do you know what styling formats ArcGIS supports? Do they import and export SLD? According to http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/supported-ogc-iso-standards.pdf they support SLD in server and Desktop. If they support SLD - there would be neutral grounds for both - I see a chance to also exchange symbology. Otherwise not. ESRI symbology files are binary and I don't if they are documented and published (I assume not). Even if they were - it would be a lot of effort to export ArcGIS symbology from QGIS. SLD support is not too good in QGIS, but if ESRI ArcGIS would support import of SLD - there would be motivation to improve the SLD support. Andreas On 2015-11-12 14:20, Chris House wrote: > Hi All, > > I've touched on this before in a previous email but I want to get more > feedback from this group. In my work my deliverables will sometimes include > project files and data. The data sharing is easy. However, if the client > uses ArcGIS how can I share things like symbology and project files? I know > this is a loaded question but I am running into some road blocks where my > clients will have to duplicate everything in ArcGIS. For many private and > government organizations simply installing QGIS is not an option for them. > So far the cop out answer of is well that's their problem for vendor lock. > That isn't fair to a lot of my clients who don't get a choice in what > software they use. Most of the time these decisions are made at corporate > level or at the highest governmental level. I want to be able to produce > quality work (which I can in QGIS) but I have to be able to share it when I > need to without the duplication of work. > > I understand that ArcGIS does not play ball and so the burden to share is all > on QGIS. This is a problem that needs to be overcome by the QGIS community > if they want to expand and become an equal in places where corporations and > government agencies make the software choices at the highest levels. > > If somehow sharing projects and symbology (especially symbologyy) is already > possible I would love to know how to do it. > > V/R Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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