[seek-dev] RE: pgm_cut program

[Dave Vieglais]

> So, I think we should be careful to plan out an end-to-end strategy for 
> all data manipulation, rather than doing it piece by piece.  Dave's 
> suggestion to use GDAL I think is the right approach in that it is more 
> generic and more broadly useful than just adding on a specific SRB 
> extension.  Dave -- could Chad's web-service wrappers around GRASS serve 
> in the same function?
> 
> Matt
> 

I'm guessing that the GRASS wrappers should work fine.  In fact, GDAL 
provides a subset of the data access capabilities of GRASS, so it is 
conceivable that wrapping GRASS will provide an even more generic 
solution.  It is another layer of indirection though, and does require 
installing GRASS at the data source- a significantly heavier solution 
than installing GDAL.

cheers,
   Dave V.