Module 2C, GeoDMS own data formats

learning objective: How to configure writing data to the GeoDMS own fss format in a GeoDMS project

introduction

It is also possible to store data in and read data from GeoDMS specific formats:

• Small amounts of data can be stored in configuration files. In module 1c, we already saw how brush colors and labels were stored in configuration files. More information on this topic can be found on the configuration file page.
• Large amounts of data can be stored in FSS files, see next paragraph.

FSS

FSS is a fast binary format, that is e.g. used to store BAG snapshots (with the BAG Tools). More information on the format van be found on the FSS page.

An configuration example of reading IC stations in FSS format would look like this:

unit<uint32> FSS_PointData 
: StorageName     = "%ProjDir%/Data/IC_Stations_2019.fss"
, StorageReadOnly = "True"
{
  attribute<rdc>    geometry;  
  attribute<string> label;  
}

The configuration looks similar to reading ESRI shapefiles, only the StorageType property does not have to be configured. The extension .fss of the filename makes the GeoDMS aware the FSS StorageManager need to be used.

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