Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
It was on the download page. It clearly said single user, which is why I mentioned it would be similar to how ECW works - the user has to go download the SDK and add the plugin the gdal. But I doubt it says no server since they did Release it for Redhat. But I encourage people to read the details more closely. Thanks, Alex On 06/08/2011 06:17 AM, David Fawcett wrote: I can't find a link to the TOU/License, but early on, I believe that there were some restrictions like single-user, no server installs. That may have changed. David. On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it wrote: Il 07/06/2011 23:08, Advrk Aplmrkt ha scritto: YES. Our lab is trying to get out of the ArcGIS licencing trap which is prohibitively costly. The key would be a relatively easy way for us to convert our existing library of Arc geodatabases. Hope such a feature appears in QGIS very soon. I think your best option is to save shapefiles and convert them to either PostGIS or SpatiaLite. The disadvantage is that you have to rebuild views and joins, but I think this option is easier and more reliable than others. All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
Il 07/06/2011 23:08, Advrk Aplmrkt ha scritto: YES. Our lab is trying to get out of the ArcGIS licencing trap which is prohibitively costly. The key would be a relatively easy way for us to convert our existing library of Arc geodatabases. Hope such a feature appears in QGIS very soon. I think your best option is to save shapefiles and convert them to either PostGIS or SpatiaLite. The disadvantage is that you have to rebuild views and joins, but I think this option is easier and more reliable than others. All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
I can't find a link to the TOU/License, but early on, I believe that there were some restrictions like single-user, no server installs. That may have changed. David. On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it wrote: Il 07/06/2011 23:08, Advrk Aplmrkt ha scritto: YES. Our lab is trying to get out of the ArcGIS licencing trap which is prohibitively costly. The key would be a relatively easy way for us to convert our existing library of Arc geodatabases. Hope such a feature appears in QGIS very soon. I think your best option is to save shapefiles and convert them to either PostGIS or SpatiaLite. The disadvantage is that you have to rebuild views and joins, but I think this option is easier and more reliable than others. All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
Not sure if everyone saw this but I thought it might be interesting news. Does this mean that QGIS could potentially support ESRI .gdbs or am I misunderstanding something? From: Esri Media Relations [mailto:esri_media_relati...@esri.com] Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:57 AM Subject: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available [cid:image001.jpg@01CC21D4.8C4DE400] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available Integrate File Geodatabases into Applications without Using ArcObjects Redlands, California-June 03, 2011-Esri today released the Esri File Geodatabase APIhttp://resources.arcgis.com/content/geodatabases/10.0/file-gdb-api. This API allows developers to work with file geodatabases outside ArcObjects (the library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS). With this API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase. Geodatabases comprise the native structure for ArcGIS to store, manage, and use geospatial data. With the Esri File Geodatabase API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase without having to rely on ArcObjects. The File Geodatabase API is a collection of C++ libraries (.dll) for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux platforms that allows direct access to data stored in a file geodatabase. The API allows developers to * Create new file geodatabases. * Read file geodatabase schema. * Create schemas for simple features. * Read, edit, and delete data in the file geodatabase. * Perform attribute and spatial queries. The File Geodatabase API does not replace ArcObjects as the recommended approach to interacting with the geodatabase. For more information and to download the API, go to esri.com/filegdbAPIhttp://www.esri.com/filegdbAPI. ### About Esri Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/newshttp://www.esri.com/news. Esri, the Esri globe logo, GIS by Esri, ArcGIS, ArcObjects, esri.comhttp://www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners. Press Information Contact: Matthew DeMeritt, Esri Tel.: 909-793-2853, extension 1-2930 E-mail: pr...@esri.commailto:pr...@esri.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are NOT the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying this e-mail is strictly prohibited. inline: image001.jpg___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
... bummer, once again Mac users are left out in the cold by proprietary software. On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Spencer Gardner wrote: Not sure if everyone saw this but I thought it might be interesting news. Does this mean that QGIS could potentially support ESRI .gdbs or am I misunderstanding something? From: Esri Media Relations [mailto:esri_media_relati...@esri.com] Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:57 AM Subject: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available image001.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available Integrate File Geodatabases into Applications without Using ArcObjects Redlands, California—June 03, 2011—Esri today released the Esri File Geodatabase API. This API allows developers to work with file geodatabases outside ArcObjects (the library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS). With this API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase. Geodatabases comprise the native structure for ArcGIS to store, manage, and use geospatial data. With the Esri File Geodatabase API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase without having to rely on ArcObjects. The File Geodatabase API is a collection of C++ libraries (.dll) for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux platforms that allows direct access to data stored in a file geodatabase. The API allows developers to · Create new file geodatabases. · Read file geodatabase schema. · Create schemas for simple features. · Read, edit, and delete data in the file geodatabase. · Perform attribute and spatial queries. The File Geodatabase API does not replace ArcObjects as the recommended approach to interacting with the geodatabase. For more information and to download the API, go to esri.com/filegdbAPI. - William Kyngesburye kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com http://www.kyngchaos.com/ All generalizations are dangerous, even this one. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 09:04 -0500, Spencer Gardner wrote: Not sure if everyone saw this but I thought it might be interesting news. Does this mean that QGIS could potentially support ESRI .gdbs or am I misunderstanding something? are the linux libraries available as source code or as .dll? ;) cheers -- Giovanni -- From: Esri Media Relations [mailto:esri_media_relati...@esri.com] Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:57 AM Subject: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available Integrate File Geodatabases into Applications without Using ArcObjects Redlands, California—June 03, 2011—Esri today released the Esri File Geodatabase API. This API allows developers to work with file geodatabases outside ArcObjects (the library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS). With this API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase. Geodatabases comprise the native structure for ArcGIS to store, manage, and use geospatial data. With the Esri File Geodatabase API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase without having to rely on ArcObjects. The File Geodatabase API is a collection of C++ libraries (.dll) for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux platforms that allows direct access to data stored in a file geodatabase. The API allows developers to · Create new file geodatabases. · Read file geodatabase schema. · Create schemas for simple features. · Read, edit, and delete data in the file geodatabase. · Perform attribute and spatial queries. The File Geodatabase API does not replace ArcObjects as the recommended approach to interacting with the geodatabase. For more information and to download the API, go to esri.com/filegdbAPI. ### About Esri Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news. Esri, the Esri globe logo, GIS by Esri, ArcGIS, ArcObjects, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners. Press Information Contact: Matthew DeMeritt, Esri Tel.: 909-793-2853, extension 1-2930 E-mail: pr...@esri.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are NOT the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying this e-mail is strictly prohibited. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
On Jun 7, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Alex Mandel wrote: I'm positive they are binary *.so. The more important development is http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_filegdb.html Which means yes support could be available soon via gdal/ogr. I just grabbed it real quick and it looks like this format is going to be like Mrsid and ECW where individual users will need to get the files and patch their gdal installs. The download has 2 .so files and a directory of .h files which I believe are API samples. The author of the gdal driver is a Mac user though so we should follow up with him about if he's found a way to get it to work on MAC. The only way it can work natively on OS X is if ESRI made OS X libraries available (they didn't) or source available (they didn't). It could be done on virtualized Linux, but no Mac programs would be able to use it. - William Kyngesburye kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com http://www.kyngchaos.com/ Earth: Mostly harmless - revised entry in the HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
On 06/07/2011 09:45 AM, William Kyngesburye wrote: On Jun 7, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Alex Mandel wrote: I'm positive they are binary *.so. The more important development is http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_filegdb.html Which means yes support could be available soon via gdal/ogr. I just grabbed it real quick and it looks like this format is going to be like Mrsid and ECW where individual users will need to get the files and patch their gdal installs. The download has 2 .so files and a directory of .h files which I believe are API samples. The author of the gdal driver is a Mac user though so we should follow up with him about if he's found a way to get it to work on MAC. The only way it can work natively on OS X is if ESRI made OS X libraries available (they didn't) or source available (they didn't). It could be done on virtualized Linux, but no Mac programs would be able to use it. - William Kyngesburye kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com http://www.kyngchaos.com/ I think they are targeting service based applications that need to translate data for other uses, and given the low numbers of Mac servers out there I'm not surprised. They also stuck to their officially supported platforms which in the case of linux is actually only Redhat and SUSE. The same platforms you can run their other products on. One interesting idea would be if someone setup a website that takes the upload of a gdb and then offers the download of it's content in more open formats. Thanks, Alex ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
That's the kind of scenario that I'm interested in. I don't care so much whether I can make extensive use of .gdb in QGIS, but it would be nice to have some way to convert a .gdb to a useable format for those cases where I can't control the format of the data that I'm receiving. Spencer I think they are targeting service based applications that need to translate data for other uses, and given the low numbers of Mac servers out there I'm not surprised. They also stuck to their officially supported platforms which in the case of linux is actually only Redhat and SUSE. The same platforms you can run their other products on. One interesting idea would be if someone setup a website that takes the upload of a gdb and then offers the download of it's content in more open formats. Thanks, Alex This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are NOT the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying this e-mail is strictly prohibited. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
YES. Our lab is trying to get out of the ArcGIS licencing trap which is prohibitively costly. The key would be a relatively easy way for us to convert our existing library of Arc geodatabases. Hope such a feature appears in QGIS very soon. On 7 June 2011 16:49, Spencer Gardner spgard...@hntb.com wrote: That's the kind of scenario that I'm interested in. I don't care so much whether I can make extensive use of .gdb in QGIS, but it would be nice to have some way to convert a .gdb to a useable format for those cases where I can't control the format of the data that I'm receiving. Spencer I think they are targeting service based applications that need to translate data for other uses, and given the low numbers of Mac servers out there I'm not surprised. They also stuck to their officially supported platforms which in the case of linux is actually only Redhat and SUSE. The same platforms you can run their other products on. One interesting idea would be if someone setup a website that takes the upload of a gdb and then offers the download of it's content in more open formats. Thanks, Alex ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available
Keep in mind that this is only for File Geodatabases (.gdb); Personal Geodatabases (.mdb) are supported by PGeo and MDB OGR drivers. -Matt On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Advrk Aplmrkt avkapl...@gmail.com wrote: YES. Our lab is trying to get out of the ArcGIS licencing trap which is prohibitively costly. The key would be a relatively easy way for us to convert our existing library of Arc geodatabases. Hope such a feature appears in QGIS very soon. On 7 June 2011 16:49, Spencer Gardner spgard...@hntb.com wrote: That's the kind of scenario that I'm interested in. I don't care so much whether I can make extensive use of .gdb in QGIS, but it would be nice to have some way to convert a .gdb to a useable format for those cases where I can't control the format of the data that I'm receiving. Spencer I think they are targeting service based applications that need to translate data for other uses, and given the low numbers of Mac servers out there I'm not surprised. They also stuck to their officially supported platforms which in the case of linux is actually only Redhat and SUSE. The same platforms you can run their other products on. One interesting idea would be if someone setup a website that takes the upload of a gdb and then offers the download of it's content in more open formats. Thanks, Alex ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
