- From: Frans Knibbe <frans.knibbe@geodan.nl>
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:04:53 +0100
- To: Clemens Portele <portele@interactive-instruments.de>
- Cc: SDW WG Public List <public-sdw-wg@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAFVDz43wexE9f42m1SMUVwK3r_hu6SaJ7Fx51ieGseXv_=CfMw@mail.gmail.com>
2015-11-25 14:30 GMT+01:00 Clemens Portele < portele@interactive-instruments.de>: > Hi Frans, > > in general I have only added formats that I have some familiarity with. > > In the SpatialLite case, isn’t it more an implementation than a format? > The linked wikipedia page states: "SpatiaLite supports several open > standards from the OGC and has been listed as a reference implementation > for the proposed GeoPackage standard." > It can be considered a vector geometry format, like it says on the wikipedia page: *'Being a single binary file, SpatiaLite is also being used as a GIS vector format to exchange geospatial data'*. It is possible to see a SpatiaLite file as a smart Shapefile. On the other hand, one could say that OGC Simple Features is the actual format used by SpatiaLite. It depends on what we understand 'format' to mean exactly. Greetings, Frans > GeoPackage is in the list. > > Best regards, > Clemens > > > > On 25 Nov 2015, at 14:25, Frans Knibbe <frans.knibbe@geodan.nl> wrote: > > Hello Clemens, > > Have you considered adding SpatiaLite > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpatiaLite> to the collection of formats? > > Greetings, > Frans > > 2015-11-25 14:16 GMT+01:00 Andrea Perego <andrea.perego@jrc.ec.europa.eu>: > >> Hi, Clemens. >> >> Just to say that an option would be to create a page in the SDW wiki. >> >> Andrea >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Clemens Portele >> <portele@interactive-instruments.de> wrote: >> > Looking at >> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sdw-wg/2015Nov/0052.html the >> table structure seems to be lost after the email is processed by the list >> software, so I will make the table available somewhere and send a link. >> > >> > Clemens >> > >> > >> >> On 25 Nov 2015, at 13:57, Clemens Portele < >> portele@interactive-instruments.de> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> >> >> below is a first attempt at such a matrix for vector data only. >> >> >> >> Beside a review (I am not sure that everything is correct or adequate) >> this would need >> >> - additional explanations in text, >> >> - more work to align the terminology with the rest of the BP to make >> it understandable for the different target audiences, >> >> - links to the specification for each format. >> >> >> >> But before we work on this, I think we should have a discussion whether >> >> - this is what we were looking for in general, >> >> - the list of aspects is complete, too much, or missing important >> aspects (e.g. time support, closely coupled APIs / service interfaces, etc), >> >> - the list of formats is ok or whether we need to remove / add some. >> >> >> >> I hope the table is still readable once it passes the W3C list >> software :) >> >> … >> >> Best regards, >> >> Clemens >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrea Perego, Ph.D. >> Scientific / Technical Project Officer >> European Commission DG JRC >> Institute for Environment & Sustainability >> Unit H06 - Digital Earth & Reference Data >> Via E. Fermi, 2749 - TP 262 >> 21027 Ispra VA, Italy >> >> https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/ >> >> ---- >> The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may >> not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official >> position of the European Commission. >> >> > >
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