[Geoserver-users] Arc/Info binary grid format

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Hi,

We have a large amount of data in Arc/Info binary grid format. I an ESRI newbie. But, I understand that there are two Arc/Info grid formats: ASCII and binary. It looks to me like GeoServer only serves the ASCII format out of the box. Is this correct? If so, is there a GeoServer plugin that enables serving of these binary grids?

If not, my employer might be willing to pay me to work on this.

Cheers,

Greg

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Hi Greg. I'm even less than an ESRI newbie, but a quick search on the geoserver.org site yields this page:

http://geoserver.org/display/GEOSDOC/Arc+Grid

Given that the "extension needs to be .asc," I'm going to go out on a limb and say that GeoServer supports only ASCII Arc/Info grids. (Those who know more please feel free to correct me!) That said, if your employer is willing to pay you to work on binary grids, I'm sure no one here will complain!

Thanks,
Mike Pumphrey
OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org

Greg Ederer wrote:

Hi,

We have a large amount of data in Arc/Info binary grid format. I an ESRI newbie. But, I understand that there are two Arc/Info grid formats: ASCII and binary. It looks to me like GeoServer only serves the ASCII format out of the box. Is this correct? If so, is there a GeoServer plugin that enables serving of these binary grids?

If not, my employer might be willing to pay me to work on this.

Cheers,

Greg