I would very much like to see the property data store retained in its 
current form. In addition to being exceptionally useful for pedagogical 
purposes, I can imagine intermediate-level users adding a one-point or 
two-point layer with some markers to a map, some bit of static data that 
is not handy in a database but they would like to serve to improve their 
maps. I can imagine little python scripts creating property files. Sure 
these things can grow to inefficient proportions, but just because a 
tool can be misused does not mean we should take it away.

It should be documented. We have made a lot of use of property file data 
stores, so I am in a position to document them. If you agree to keep it 
I will document it.

-- 
Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]>
Software Engineer, CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Australian Resources Research Centre
26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151, Australia

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