Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of FDORfc54


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  • FDORfc54

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    2 = FDO RFC 54 - FDO Provider for ?MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID Files =
     2= FDO RFC 54 - FDO Provider for !MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID Files =
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    44This page contains a request for comments document (RFC) for the FDO Open Source project. 
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    2323== Overview ==
    2424
    25 This RFC proposes a new FDO provider for accessing ?MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID files.
     25This RFC proposes a new FDO provider for accessing !MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID files.
    2626
    2727== Motivation ==
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    29 MapInfo Professional is a powerful Microsoft Windows-based GIS application. MapInfo datasets can be saved as native (.TAB) format or interchange (.MIF/.MID) format.
     29!MapInfo Professional is a powerful Microsoft Windows-based GIS application. !MapInfo datasets can be saved as native (.TAB) format or interchange (.MIF/.MID) format.
    3030Currently FDO OGR provider is available in FDO open source website, which provides capability to read MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID files. However, it has the following major limitations.
    3131Supports reading only.
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    41 FDO MapInfo provider is to create an FDO provider for MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID files to eliminate the limitations above and provide reading/writing capability for .TAB and .MIF/.MID files.
     41FDO !MapInfo provider is to create an FDO provider for !MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID files to eliminate the limitations above and provide reading/writing capability for .TAB and .MIF/.MID files.
    4242
    4343== Proposed Solution ==
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    45 FDO MapInfo provider is implemented based on MITAB library (http://mitab.maptools.org/), which is an Open Source C++ library to read and create MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/MID files. It is based on the OGR library which is an implementation of the Open GIS Consortium Simple Feature specification.
     45FDO !MapInfo provider is implemented based on MITAB library (http://mitab.maptools.org/), which is an Open Source C++ library to read and create !MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/MID files. It is based on the OGR library which is an implementation of the Open GIS Consortium Simple Feature specification.
    4646However, MITAB can’t meet all requirements of FDO MapInfo provider. For example,
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    5858== Description ==
    5959         
    60 Name: OSGeo.MapInfo.3.6[[BR]]
    61 Display Name: OSGeo FDO Provider for MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID[[BR]]
     60Name: OSGeo.!MapInfo.3.6[[BR]]
     61Display Name: OSGeo FDO Provider for !MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID[[BR]]
    6262Description: Read/write access to MapInfo .TAB and .MIF/.MID files.[[BR]]
    6363Is Managed: False[[BR]]