On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Lucena, Ivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rich, > > Basically all ERSI products are using GDAL since 9.2. > > http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/index.cfm?TopicName=Supported_raster_dataset_file_formats > > And they keep using it in 9.3: > > http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?id=3005&pid=3004&topicname=Supported_raster_data_file_types > > It is embedded on ArcObject so even if you write your own ArcObject code to > deal with Idrisi RST files, for example, you don't need to think about what > is going own under the hood. But there are some formats on the list above > that they are not supporting through GDAL but by their own code, GeoTiff, > img, so I don't think they are supporting Bigtiff yet. Are they? > > There was one request started on a discussion on gdal-dev that ESRI should > release a free downloadble version of their gdal_i.lib so that programmers > would be able to develop driver as GDAL plugins. That is because they added > some stuff on the library that makes it binary incompatible with regular GDAL > plugins. They were very receptive to the request and we are waiting... > > What more do you want to know? > > Best regards, > > Ivan
Thanks Ivan and Sophia. So ESRI is using GDAL/OGR for some raster formats, any idea about vector use? And does anyone know if ESRI has contributed code or money to GDAL? I am preparing a presentation on Open Source Geospatial software for a regional ESRI users group. (I don't use ESRI software much, but I can't make it to Cape Town and I need some continuing education credits...) Thanks, Rich -- Richard Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greenwoodmap.com _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
