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As far as I'm concerned, most of GIS related issues fit here. GIS Programming, GIS database development, GIS WebServices, GIS discussion, Cartography, Geography, etc. – George Jun 1 '10 at 21:34

Fastest Growing Proposal: Period. – Tyler Carter Jun 4 '10 at 2:38

we need 30 "on-topic" or "off-topic" point per question. – Agemen Jun 7 '10 at 20:11

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142 Example Questions (13 closed)

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added by Pablo Jun 2 '10 at 12:33

closed as off topic by DominicDoiron, arcticpurple, crb, Nathan W, Brawnyllama Jun 5 '10 at 17:22

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by nature Jun 2 '10 at 13:10

Assuming that there are many ways (I don't use ArcGIS), i think it should be in. – Agemen Jun 2 '10 at 15:07

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closed as off topic by fmark, Nathan W, Michael Todd, George, crb Jun 5 '10 at 9:52

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

pirating. should not be allowed. – George Jun 2 '10 at 17:28

You can guarantee someone's going to ask a similar question at some point though! – Ti M Jun 2 '10 at 17:31

That's for sure. – George Jun 2 '10 at 17:40

Most commercial GIS systems have free demo / limited downloads for free - a link to these would be a good answer. – geographika Jun 3 '10 at 19:40

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added by JasonBirch Jun 3 '10 at 0:24

closed as off topic by crb, Ivo Bosticky, mapmaker, user1730, Lee Jun 11 '10 at 9:28

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	I think it's in, because such config's are not simple. On linux server, you'll have to choose the good pair kernel-filesystem, for example... – Agemen Jun 3 '10 at 6:59
	I think this is more to do with sys admin than GIS, I'm inclined to give it a no. – Ti M Jun 3 '10 at 10:17
	'images'? map tiles? your photo's? icons? its very general and not specific to GIS. more serverfault for configuring a web server. – Steve Jun 3 '10 at 10:44
	I'd say this is in because it would/could be tied to Image Server, MapServer, GeoServer or any other server side tech that's reading a large stack of source images. – Dave Bouwman Jun 3 '10 at 20:02
	This should be in, like dbouwman said. – George Jun 6 '10 at 2:54

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closed as off topic by Brawnyllama, geoparadigm, Jacob Bartruff, squircle, Jeff Yates Jun 10 '10 at 16:48

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by DominicDoiron Jun 3 '10 at 17:25

closed as off topic by JasonBirch, kzh, iant, Hanno Fietz, minus34 Jun 9 '10 at 1:22

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

More specifically, If I create an ArcSDE View based on a layer with an SDO geometry how do I correct my Oracle Layer Spatial Index so that my ArcSDE View displays faster. – DominicDoiron Jun 4 '10 at 11:40

Oh, I thought you needed to take it to the vet. – bmargulies Jun 5 '10 at 14:51

why is this off-topic??? oracle spatial is not part of GIS world??? – George Jun 9 '10 at 14:06

I think it's NaGE: on topic, but maybe would give an impression that software use questions were what the site is about. We'd do better to move the off-topic votes to area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1425/… – Charles Stewart Jun 10 '10 at 11:38

How can it not be about software use? – MarkJ Jun 13 '10 at 17:39

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added by Good Person Jun 3 '10 at 18:22

closed as off topic by JasonBirch, Adam Matan, kzh, Richard Morgan, Joel Spolsky♦ Jun 7 '10 at 17:12

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

It's a great example: We are dealing with professional question, not instruction manuals for consumer products. – Adam Matan Jun 6 '10 at 15:40

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added by Scott Wisniewski Jun 4 '10 at 0:56

closed as off topic by Matt Parker, Nathan W, Michael Todd, arcticpurple, crb Jun 5 '10 at 9:52

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

We need one more off topic question.... I thought this was a good choice. – Scott Wisniewski Jun 4 '10 at 0:57

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added by minus34 Jun 9 '10 at 1:47

Why have you got two accounts? You can email team@stackoverflow.com if you want to have them merged. – Charles Stewart Jun 10 '10 at 22:02

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added by marsofearth Jun 9 '10 at 5:24

Off topic, typical ridiculous questions from people not knowing where they are posting. – marsofearth Jun 9 '10 at 5:25

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added by marsofearth Jun 9 '10 at 5:32

Typical Rant questions with no specifics given, only useful for venting frustrations. Don't ask this question, go for a walk and cool down. – marsofearth Jun 9 '10 at 5:34

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I think in the general sense - i.e., "What features should a vehicle-tracking GPS have?" - this is acceptable. If it's asking for specific hardware recommendations, then no. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:30

I don't see why asking for specific hardware is a bad thing, as long it stays on topic in regards to vehicle tracking GPS. – Nathan W Jun 2 '10 at 1:50

I agree that specifics are important in understanding what makes a good GPS device for certain applications. Differenet chipsets used by different manufactures have different strengths. – marsofearth Jun 2 '10 at 6:24

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added by jfreyre, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 4 '10 at 20:22

Too broad a question I think. But it would be an okay title if the body of the question were to clarify and narrow down the scope. – Robert Claypool Jun 11 '10 at 15:36

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added by steko Jun 2 '10 at 13:15

	Can anyone answer this question sensibly? Shouldn't questions be little more specific? I think this is not a good question. – Riivo Jun 4 '10 at 12:59
	the short answer is dbpedia and geonames, – iant Jun 4 '10 at 15:31