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It would be useful to import and export from structured, typed data in a container format - preferable SQLite and/or GeoPackage.
The current import/export options are either untyped (e.g. CSV), require a database (Oracle, SQL Server), are SHP files (SHP files are awful), or are split across multiple files (GeoDatabase). While a dedicated SQL Database is the ideal, using a direct connection is not always possible - for example, WS Pro does not support Entra authentication for Azure SQL Databases. Using an Access database is an option, but are a pretty dated technology that doesn't play nice with other software.
I think that SQLite/GeoPackage would be a good alternative, as they are open formats that work well with other systems, and wouldn't suffer from inefficient file-sizes like JSON/XML.
