Hi Keith, I think SDC (Smart Data Compression) is something that evolved rather than designed to fit into the grand scheme of data formats. SDC was originally designed for Business Map - an ESRI product for visualising user data. Since Business Map includes street-level data for the whole US, a highly compressed data format was needed to avoid a "many-CD" product. As far as I know, they got the whole country on one CD. SDC also has a structure that makes it suitable for routing and geocoding applications - normally this would involve the generation of a separate data set. e.g. a network or graph file for routing.
One pain with SDC is building it. Although ESRI provide a toolkit, it does rely on ArcSDE. Alternatively, there are a couple of Russian companies who will convert data as a service. It would be great if Safe Software could support it in FME at some time in the future - something I'll ask them about next time I see them at a GIS event. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -----Original Message----- From: Campbell, Keith A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 July 2004 16:14 To: 'Mapinfo-L' Subject: RE: MI-L ESRI Formats Warren, Where does this format sit in ESRI's grand scheme of things? Keith -----Original Message----- From: Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 July 2004 12:56 To: 'Mapinfo-L' Subject: RE: MI-L ESRI Formats Don't forget SDC - their latest compressed vector data format. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -----Original Message----- From: Uffe Kousgaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 July 2004 12:48 To: Mapinfo-L Subject: Re: MI-L ESRI Formats Hi, No, ESRI has these vector formats to choose between: SHP Coverage Personal Geodatabase (MS Access based) Geodatabase (ArcSDE based) E00 (interchange format similar to MIF files) SHP is the only public format. Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Campbell, Keith A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: MI-L ESRI Formats Hi All, Is there a new ESRI vector data format, i.e. to replace the SHP format? Keith This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12447 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12448 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12450 This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12457 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12459
