Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Handling in RDBMS

2008-02-22 Thread P Kishor
On 2/22/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO: > > Hi Puneet. > > Thanks for the comments. > > > > > That brings us back to PostGIS supporting images. Clearly, most folks > > who use it don't see it worth the effort implementing. I suggest two > > things -- > > > > one. This

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Handling in RDBMS

2008-02-22 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Hi Puneet. Thanks for the comments. > That brings us back to PostGIS supporting images. Clearly, most folks > who use it don't see it worth the effort implementing. I suggest two > things -- > > one. This being open source, Bruce and others, start developing the > capabilities and contri

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GIS applications to off-shore E&P (oil & gas)

2008-02-22 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Paulo, When you have a look at the GeoSciML work, you'll see the types of aspatial attributes that I'm referring to. Bruce > > > - When it comes to modelling Geoscientific data, the variety and depth of > > inter-relationships of aspatial requirements is probably beyond the ability >

[OSGeo-Discuss] Journal Reviewers

2008-02-22 Thread Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
Hi everyone, The OSGeo Journal team is currently working on our 4th volume. Several people have approached me over the past few months, asking how they can help. If you are wondering the same thing, one area where we could use help is in reviewing and proof-reading articles. We are just

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Handling in RDBMS

2008-02-22 Thread Paul Ramsey
On Feb 22, 2008, at 2:26 AM, Gilberto Camara wrote: In corporate applications where vectors and raster live together, and data processing and editing operations are used, handling different types of data together in a database is convenient. Control is more important than performance. Agr

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Management in an RDBMS...(was OS Spatialenvironment 'sizing')

2008-02-22 Thread Andy Turner
Hi, I'm processing a dataset for the Cairngorms National Park in the UK. This source is NextMap data at a 5 metre square gridded raster. It has 3 columns and 24000 rows. Amongst other things I calculate roughness for kernels taking in all values within 64 celldistances. The roughness output i

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Handling in RDBMS

2008-02-22 Thread P Kishor
On 2/22/08, Gilberto Camara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear OSGEO > > I also beg to differ with Paul about the number of cases where image data > handling in RDBMS is useful or necessary. > > In corporate applications where vectors and raster live together, and data > processing and editing o

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GIS applications to off-shore E&P (oil & gas)

2008-02-22 Thread Paulo Marcondes
2008/2/21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > By E&P, I'm assuming that you're referring to Exploration and Petroleum? Exploration and Production, as is usual in the industry, sometimes also referred as upstream > I don't claim to be an expert, but I personally think that this is just > ano

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Management in an RDBMS...(was OS Spatial environment 'sizing')

2008-02-22 Thread Tim Bowden
On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 10:49 +0900, Tim Bowden wrote: > Bruce, > Note: I've never tried this, and I'm making it up as I go. Others more > informed than me may well kill the idea (Paul?). Ok, kill this one. Tried it and it doesn't work. Tim ___ Discus

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Management in an RDBMS...(was OS Spatial environment 'sizing')

2008-02-22 Thread Arnulf Christl
Randy George wrote: Hi Bruce, "What approaches are people using with large Lidar datasets?" You might take a look at the WeoGeo group. They are a commercial operation, not FOSS, BEEP! The opposite to "FOSS" is "proprietary"! Some related information can be found here: http://wiki.o

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Image Management in an RDBMS...(was OS Spatial environment 'sizing')

2008-02-22 Thread Arnulf Christl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMO: [...] I am probably too vector oriented to understand the problems involved here but my experience is that there should be no issue if you have your services configured all right. I don't agree. But then my requirements are for spatial data that covers a la

[OSGeo-Discuss] Image Handling in RDBMS

2008-02-22 Thread Gilberto Camara
Dear OSGEO I also beg to differ with Paul about the number of cases where image data handling in RDBMS is useful or necessary. In corporate applications where vectors and raster live together, and data processing and editing operations are used, handling different types of data together in a

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] SUM - Image Management in an RDBMS...(was OS Spatial environment 'sizing')

2008-02-22 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Hello everyone, Sorry for monopolising the list for the last day or so. I think that I'll bring this to a close. If anyone has anything to add, please email me off line. To all who responded to this thread, thanks for helping me work through these issues. It is good to know that ther