I'm working through some of the ESRI tutorials on Data Interoperability and it briefly mentions the issue of data conversion being a lossy process.
Some questions that come to mind are:
- What is being lost?
- Does the degree of lossiness depend on data type and format?
- Which conversion combinations are most affected?
- Is there situations where conversion should be avoided at all costs?
- What techniques are used to determine the degree of lossiness?
Feel free to add to the list or express any other concerns.