                         MITAB Library overview

                         ======================


Note: until there is good complete documentation for the 
MITAB library,

this README file is the only source of information for 
integrating the

MITAB library in your application.

 
Please also visit the following URLs:

 
  - The library's web page:

    http://mitab.maptools.org/


  - The OGR architecture documentation:

    http://ogr.maptools.org/ogr_arch.html


COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE TERMS:

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The most part of the MITAB library is 

   Copyright (c) 1998-2005, Daniel Morissette 
(morissette@dmsolutions.ca)

it also contains parts and uses support libraries that 
are

   Copyright (c) 1998-2005, Frank Warmerdam 
(warmerdam@pobox.com)

and 

   Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, Stephane Villeneuve 
(stephane.v@videotron.ca)
 

The MITAB library, and its supporting libraries (OGR and 
CPL) are freely
available under the following OpenSource license terms:

 

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