File extension Details of SD2, SDB, SDF, SDI, SDI, SDS, SDX, SFV, SHX

Base SAS® Software

Company / developer:
  SAS Institute Inc.

Base SAS provides a scalable, integrated software environment specially designed for data access, transformation and reporting. It includes a fourth-generation programming language; ready-to-use programs for data manipulation, information storage and retrieval, descriptive statistics and report writing; and a powerful macro facility that reduces programming time and maintenance headaches.

OpenOffice

Company / developer:
  Sun Microsystems, Inc.

OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

OpenOffice.org is an open-source project, home of the OpenOffice.org software, the most widely distributed open-source multi-platform productivity suite. The OpenOffice.org community was founded by Sun Microsystems in 2000. An active community, of which Sun is a key member, enhances and supports the OpenOffice.org office suite.

The OpenOffice.org application runs on most major operating system platforms including Windows, Linux and the Solaris Operating System, and more than 60 localizations are in different stages of development. Some platforms and languages, such as Mac OS X, might not yet be available in the most current version.

Microsoft SQL Server

Company / developer:
  Microsoft Corporation

What Is SQL Server?

SQL Server delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time. Store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and rich media, directly within the database. SQL Server delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze.

SQL Server provides the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability for your business-critical applications. To take advantage of new opportunities in today's fast-moving business world, companies need the ability to create and deploy data-driven solutions quickly. SQL Server reduces time and cost of management and development of applications.

Access data from across your enterprise and provide control over your data no matter where it’s stored—from the largest servers within the data center to desktops to mobile devices. SQL Server provides a comprehensive platform that delivers intelligence where your users want it. Information workers can access data directly using the tools they use every day, such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

SQL Server enables data to be consumed from custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and from within service-oriented architectures (SOA) and business processes through Microsoft BizTalk Server.

The SQL Server data engine lies at the core of this enterprise data management solution. In addition to providing support for relational databases or XML, SQL Server combines the best in analysis, reporting, integration, and notification. This enables your team to build and deploy cost-effective BI solutions with which they can drive data into every corner of your business through scorecards, dashboards, Web services, and mobile devices.

Close integration with Microsoft Visual Studio, the Microsoft Office System, and a suite of new development tools, including the Business Intelligence Development Studio, sets SQL Server apart. Whether you are a developer, database administrator, information worker, or decision maker, SQL Server provides innovative solutions that help you gain more value from your data—whether stored in a relational database or XML data format.

ArcGIS

Company / developer:
  ESRI

ArcGIS is the name of a group of geographic information system software product lines produced by ESRI. At the desktop GIS level, ArcGIS can include:

• ArcReader, which allows one to view and query maps created with the other Arc products
• ArcView, which allows one to view spatial data, create maps, and perform basic spatial analysis
• ArcEditor which includes all the functionality of ArcView, includes more advanced tools for manipulation of shapefiles and geodatabases
• ArcInfo the most advanced version of ArcGIS, which includes added capabilities for data manipulation, editing, and analysis
• There are also server-based ArcGIS products, as well as ArcGIS products for PDAs

Smart Diary Suite

Company / developer:
  Programming Sunrise

Smart Diary Suite has pioneered a new way to keep a journal of your life. Since 1997 Smart Diary Suite has allowed you to monitor your life closely using parameters that can be plotted on a graph to show their relation to each other and to other entries.

It can be as simple or as extensive as you want it to be - you are in full control over how information is organized and presented.

Our philosophy is that software solutions need to be as different and flexible as life itself and they must be able to adapt to the changing needs of users. One of such unique and innovative ways is the use of diary parameters that help you express your difference!

Smart Diary Suite

Company / developer:
  Programming Sunrise

Smart Diary Suite has pioneered a new way to keep a journal of your life. Since 1997 Smart Diary Suite has allowed you to monitor your life closely using parameters that can be plotted on a graph to show their relation to each other and to other entries.

It can be as simple or as extensive as you want it to be - you are in full control over how information is organized and presented.

Our philosophy is that software solutions need to be as different and flexible as life itself and they must be able to adapt to the changing needs of users. One of such unique and innovative ways is the use of diary parameters that help you express your difference!

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QuickSFV

Company / developer:
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QuickSFV

QuickSFV was designed with one goal ... to be quick! Existing SFV file verification programs were slow and cumbersome to use. Most users need to verify files and the quicker, the better. QuickSFV integrates into the Windows Explorer shell and makes it very easy to verify files. Just double-click on the .SFV file and QuickSFV does the rest. QuickSFV also understands several other file verification formats including .CRC, .CSV and .CKZ.

shape index format; a positional index of the feature geometry to allow seeking forwards and backwards quickly

The ESRI Shapefile is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems software. It is developed and regulated by ESRI as a (mostly) open specification for data interoperability among ESRI and other software products. A shapefile commonly refers to a collection of files with .shp , .shx, .dbf , and other extensions on a common prefix name (e.g., "lakes.*"). The actual shapefile relates specifically to files with the ".shp" extension, however this file alone is incomplete for distribution, as the other supporting files are required.

Shapefiles spatially describe geometries: points, polylines, and polygons. These, for example, could represent water wells, rivers, and lakes, respectively. Each item may also have attributes, that describe the items, such as the name or temperature.

ArcView

Company / developer:
  ESRI

ArcView

ArcView is full-featured geographic information system (GIS) software for visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data. Using ArcView, you can understand the geographic context of your data, allowing you to see relationships and identify patterns in new ways.

Key features:

Quality Mapping

• Author maps using simple wizards and an extensive suite of map elements.
• Use predefined map templates that save you time and make it easy to create a consistent style in your maps.
• Create interactive maps from file, database, and online sources.
• Create interactive maps that link nonspatial data to specific locations.
• Create interactive maps that allow you to access a wide variety of digital data.
• Create street-level maps that incorporate GPS locations.
• View CAD data or satellite images.
• Generate reports and charts.
• Save, print, export, or embed completed maps in other documents or applications.

Spatial Analysis

• Analyze spatial data and derive answers from data of a location-dependent nature.
• Visually model and spatially analyze a process or workflow.
• Use a geoprocessing framework that includes ready-to-use analysis tools as well as the ability to build process models, scripts, and complete workflows.

Data Use and Integration

• Create and manage geographic data, tabular data, and metadata.
• Use a wide variety of data types including demographics, facilities, CAD drawings, imagery, Web services, and multimedia.
• Directly read or import more than 70 different formats in ArcView.

Ready-to-Use Datasets

Begin your visualization and analysis right away with the included ESRI Data & Maps Media Kit, which is updated annually and preconfigured to work specifically with ESRI software. The ESRI Data & Maps Media Kit contains more than 24 GB of data including:

• Basemap and thematic MXDs for Canada, Europe, Mexico, the United States, and the world
• Commercial data from Tele Atlas, AND Mapping, DMTI Spatial, WorldSat, EarthSat, EuroGeographics, Michael Bauer Research, World Wildlife Fund, SIGSA, and ESRI
• Ninety-meter Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) dataset
• All levels of U.S. Census geography and ZIP Codes
• TIGER 2000-based StreetMap USA data

ArcGIS Online includes optimized, ready-to-use content and capabilities such as 2D maps, 3D globes, and reference layers. ArcGIS Online services are always available on the Web so that users with Internet access can use these services at any time.

GIS Deployment

• View, navigate, and print published ArcGIS maps using ArcReader (.pmf files).
• Deploy your GIS data—share and deliver interactive maps based on dynamic content.
• Offer novices and professionals alike a way to view and query your published maps

Map Viewing and Navigation

• Perform basic map navigation such as zooming and panning and switching between map and page layout view.
• Communicate more efficiently with the ability to graphically mark up maps.
• Utilize ArcWeb Services in ArcReader including route, nearby place, and address finding.

Data Query and Exploration

• Use ArcReader tools such as Find and Identify to explore a variety of geographic data including raster and vector data.
• Use tools such as Identify, Find, Measure, Hyperlink, and Magnifier Window to discover information not available when working with static paper maps.

Map Printing

• Print published map documents and published globe documents including all layer symbology and cartographic map elements on any supported printer.

SIR

Company / developer:
  SIR

SIR

Relational Database

Application Development

Reporting and Analysis

SQL is part of the system with a menu system to help you build queries quickly and easily.

Full documentation is provided on-line in an extensive cross linked hypertext set of files which are the equivalent of over 1000 pages of manuals.

If data is worth collecting, it is worth keeping and inevitably over time that means new hardware and software platforms. SIR has been providing data management tools for twenty years and we have built portability into the system. If you build a SIR application on one platform, you can move it all - data, applications, menus, reports - to any other SIR platform. SIR gives you compatibility from old to new (e.g. from DOS to Windows) and across current systems (e.g. from Windows to unix and vice versa).