Benchmarking 2010/Cadcorp notes

= Cadcorp Notes =

(for the Benchmarking_2010 exercise)

Bugfixes

 * Handle DBF files > 2Gb
 * Support PostGIS geometry columns with 4D (XYZM) geometry type
 * Improved DBF string encoding handling

Enhancements

 * Cache DBF record data for the current SHP record
 * Allow Label Theme to use fill brush and/or outline pen from other Overlay Themes

SHP

 * Created *.shp.idx Rtree spatial files via SIS UI

PostGIS

 * "contours" table
 * No spatial index - created by User:Pwramsey3
 * No primary key/unique index column - created by User:Pwramsey3

Oracle

 * No changes
 * N.B. CONTOURS table not used: needs investigation

Cadcorp Feature Database (FDB)

 * Created from SHP files
 * One per SHP file, except for contour-* which were merged into a single file
 * Columns not used for styling or labelling ignored, to reduce data transfer sizes
 * Added FC ("feature code") column

TIF

 * No changes

ECW

 * No changes