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2011 TIGER Boundary Files in SpatiaLite Format

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Over on the SpatiaLite Google Group, Stine Consulting announced the availability of 2011 TIGER Boundary files in SpatiaLite format. Despite initial enthusiasm, mainstream uptake of SpatiaLite has been slow but I think that’s about to change. Large organizations, such as the US Army, are showing a much more serious interest in SpatiaLite as they expand … Read more

SpatiaLite 3.0 Beta Is Available

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Alessandro Furieri announced the availability of the beta of SpatiaLite 3.0.0 on 17 August. It can be downloaded here: http://www.gaia-gis.it/spatialite-3.0.0-BETA/index.html. Some of the more interesting additions include additional support for topology and the ability to export GeoJSON. I did a very quick test with QGIS 1.7.0 and was able to directly access and edit a … Read more

SpatiaLite 2.3.0 Released

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Alessandro has been very busy lately. He announced, via the SpatiaLite Google Group, the release of version 2.3.0. The new features include (from the announcement): – supporting Routing [VirtualNetwork] – supporting EXIF GPS pictures – compatibility support for FDO/OGR RFC16 [VirtualFDO] – intensive and generalize debugging – AMALGAMATION: all the stuff put in a single … Read more

SpatiaLite Support in QGIS

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Alessandro announced on SpatiaLite group today that QGIS 1.1 will include a data provider for SpatiaLite, the spatial extender for SQLite. It’s out there now in the SVN trunk if you’re so inclined. I am curious how long it will take to cascade through to the OSGEO4W build. If you haven’t check out SpatiaLite, I … Read more