VS: [gdal-dev] Re: Fastest vector format for combining shapefiles

2009-10-07 Thread Rahkonen Jukka
Hi, Maybe I need to clarify a bit my aim. This is huge dataset with hundreds of layers and we do not use actively all of them. The layers we need we will insert to Oracle database but it is a managed, hosted production system and it is far too expensive to use it as a backyard storage shed. W

Re: VS: [gdal-dev] Re: Fastest vector format for combining shapefiles

2009-10-07 Thread Peter J Halls
Perhaps, although not yet supported by GDAL because publication of the format is not due until 2010, the new ESRI File geodatabase might be something to explore. This is limited only be any operating system restrictions on size and appears to be replacing the shapefile in due course. However,