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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Why aren't we using a diff-based import-export?? Suppose I already have an
> exported file and the new export file only should contain the new values, we
> can generate only the changed values in the export process. Definitely
> reduces time/ file size for places where import-export will be used
> monthly/weekly.
>

We could definitely do this by using the timeStamp property on DataValue and
let the user specify a "since" date in the export GUI. But the user is
already specifying which months to export data for, typically only the last
month so I am not sure how much we would save on the file size...


> Has anyone thought of object serialization?? Where we could serialize
> objects and move it to new places... A radical and stupid way, but may be
> useful for GIS import-export, where the dxf format may fall short on
> representing sharable geographic information. Disease surveillance on the
> CBHS may be one candidate...
>