Look at some of the features of 4.1.1 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Spatial_extensions_in_MySQL.html
> -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Phillipson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 1:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: ESRI GIS products support lacking in MySQL??? > > I hope this isn't an inappropriate list for this... > > I have been trying to get ESRI (ww.esri.com) to consider supporting > MySQL as a backend Database. They informed me that MySQL doesn't have > all the features required to support ESRI's products. Since the > alternatives are Oracle and SQL Server, and Oracle is prohibitively > expensive, I'm wondering if your MySQL AB has considered contacting ESRI > to see what their requirements are. ESRI is the standard for GIS > systems. It would seem to me that if your database could be used by > ESRI that you might get tens of thousands of new customers all over the > world. > > I'm wondering if anyone else has probed exactly what is missing in MySQL > that makes it inappropriate for use by ESRI. > > Regards > > Doug P > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
