[Freegis-list] Trying to hack ARC/INFO

[lbottorff@harveycounty.com]

Hello,

I'm stuck in a Microsoft/ARCINFO world, but I would like to find a way to hack
the data side of ARC/INFO coverages in order to extract the basic data/attribute
stuff into an XML format (and eventually into Postgres). Our new 8.0.2 has
"metadata", but it's only a small part of the real data and attribs behind a
full coverage. I'm guessing an SDTS-to-XML process might be my best bet. Does
such a thing exist? Or any other ideas out there

Also, would a free/open source GIS product be capable of taking over a
cadasteral/parcel GIS project from ARC/INFO. If so, I'd like to argue to my
superiors about going totally open source.

Larry Bottorff
Harvey County, Kansas (USA)
316-284-6953