Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of FAQGeneral

Timestamp:

Apr 24, 2008, 6:03:48 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Mateusz Łoskot

Comment:

Added explanation of GDAL and OGR monikers

FAQGeneral

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  * translator library for raster geospatial data formats.
 
-== What's this OGR Stuff? ==
+== What does GDAL stands for? ==
 
-The gdal/ogr tree holds source for a vector IO library inspired by [http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards OpenGIS Simple Features]. In theory it is separate from GDAL, but currently they reside in the same source tree and are somewhat entangled. More information can be found at http://ogr.maptools.org. It is my plan to properly fold OGR into GDAL properly at some point in the future. Then GDAL will be a raster and vector library. 
+GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
+
+== What is this OGR stuff? ==
+
+The GDAL/oGR tree holds source for a vector IO library inspired by [http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards OpenGIS Simple Features]. In theory it is separate from GDAL, but currently they reside in the same source tree and are somewhat entangled. More information can be found at http://ogr.maptools.org. It is my plan to properly fold OGR into GDAL properly at some point in the future. Then GDAL will be a raster and vector library. 
+
+== What does OGR stands for? ==
+
+OGR used to stand for ''OpenGIS Simple Features Reference Implementation''. However, since OGR is not fully compliant with the OpenGIS Simple Feature specification and is not approved as a reference implementation of the spec the name was changed to ''OGR Simple Features Library''. The only meaning of OGR in this name is historical. OGR is also the prefix used everywhere in the source of the library for class names, filenames, etc.
 
 == What exactly was the license terms for GDAL? ==