Erdas Apollo Supports SQL Server

Erdas Apollo 2010, Version 10.1 supports Microsoft SQL Server. Microsoft SQL Server provides an intelligent data platform for running mission-critical applications, reducing time, cost of development and management of applications. The solution enables users to store data from structured, semi-structured and unstructured documents and images, delivering a rich set of integrated services that maximise the power of data.

"We are excited to add support for data stored in Microsoft SQL Server in Erdas Apollo 2010, Version 10.1," said Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, ERDAS. "With true interoperability, Erdas Apollo simplifies the complexity of geospatial data, making it easier for users to manage and distribute information to a large audience."

Already supporting the Oracle database and PostgreSQL for persisting intelligent metadata and application specific information, Erdas Apollo is known for its ability to leverage existing business systems. In ERDAS APOLLO 2010, Version 10.1, the same catalog functionalities will now be supported for Microsoft SQL Server, including cataloging of rich geospatial metadata.

Erdas Apollo implements OGC Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) standards, meeting cataloging (CS-W) and dissemination (WFS, WCS, WMS, WMC) requirements. Now, users can also set up WFS and WFS-T services over the Microsoft SQL Server for access to vector data and editing of spatial geometries and attributes.