> In ArcGIS 10.1, its possible to connect directly to a database with > ArcMap and not need to go through ArcSDE. > Assuming your data isn't in a GeoDatabase format/structure (and maybe > even if it is), this way you can possibly get rid of your ArcSDE. It's > what we're aiming for.
What SDE provides us is replication (using oracle replication) between sites; transactional authoring, integration of the arc feature database with other corporate data tables in oracle, views, and security. Now we could theoretically get much of same functionality in PostGIS but arcmap integration is decidedly a new feature with limitations for authoring. "data isnt in a geodatabase". What format/structure do you have in mind? Shapefile is unworkable (very limited database functionality for filtering etc) so geodatabase is what we use. Notice: This email and any attachments are confidential. If received in error please destroy and immediately notify us. Do not copy or disclose the contents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
