[geo-discuss] stopDWG

Tue Nov 28 07:55:51 UTC 2006

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I do not agree:
- - in practical terms, DWG is the only vector format we have regularly
problem with, so targeting this one makes a lot of sense to us
- - MapGuide is not a GIS: what should I do if I want, say, to do data
analysis with GRASS, or import it into PostGIS.
See as an example:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
All the best.
pc

Barend Köbben ha scritto:
> Hi,
> 
> Although I sympatise with the idea of campaigning against 'closed' formats,
> I don't think targeting one specific format is wise. Especially since there
> are free tools that can read DWG, starting with Autodesk's own open source
> MapGuide product....
> 
> __ 
> Barend Köbben
> International Institute for Geo-information
> Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC)
> PO Box 6, 7500AA Enschede (The Netherlands)
> ph: +31 (0)53 4874253; fax: +31 (0)53 4874335
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Paolo Cavallini
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