Questions and Answers for the new Open Source FDO Provider for Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 Database Software
Autodesk FDO Data Access Technology (FDO) addresses the need for openness and interoperability between traditional geographic information system (GIS) applications and mainstream operational information technology (IT) systems, as well as integration with public or private web mapping services. Incorporated into Autodesk® Geospatial products, and also available as a stand-alone, open source technology for developers, FDO helps increase productivity and save time by enabling users to work on a variety of spatial and non-spatial databases and file formats natively, without the need for translation and risk of data loss.

1.The new Open Source FDO Provider for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Organizations today need to access and leverage spatial data from a variety of data sources and file formats to efficiently and effectively execute business processes. The open source FDO Provider for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, developed by Autodesk and contributed to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) allows customers to take advantage of Microsoft SQL Server 2008’s native support for spatial data. The new open source FDO Provider for SQL Server 2008 allows customers to directly access and manipulate spatial data within the SQL Server 2008 database and share it with others, extending the value of the spatial information across the organization.

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