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IronPython-URLs: FDO Toolbox (Geospatial Data Tool) IronPython Scripting

Submitted by Jgmize from Google Reader

Nov 08, 2009

Summary

FDO Toolbox is an open source "multi-purpose geospatial tool to create, analyse, process and manage spatial data. It is written in C# and uses the Feature Data Objects (FDO) API". Going on from his success at the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference in Sydney, the main developer has announced a new version that includes IronPython scripting support for extending the toolbox.

FDO Toolbox 0.8.7 (Fresh from FOSS4G)

Here's a new release of FDO Toolbox, fresh from the FOSS4G 2009 conference. This was the exact build I was demonstrating during the presentation, which went better than I expected.

The new main features include:

IronPython Scripting

With the introduction of a IronPython scripting engine, FDO Toolbox now has a 2nd extensibility point. You can now customise and drive FDO Toolbox through python scripts. I will be posting some example scripts in the near future to demonstrate what can be done with a scripting engine.

The side-effect of introducing IronPython is that the minimum .net Framework requirement is now 2.0 SP1. The installer has bee ...Read the full article

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