RE: Notes from last Friday's Geo-GIS teleconference

Had a good (if delayed) call last Friday.

 

Two main points:

 

1. Discussed the OASIS "where" GML application schema. All agreed that the 
OGC should take ownership, finish the document, share with OASIS EM TC for 
comment, modify based on comments, and then make the document an official OGC 
standard. Issues:

.  Which version of GML (3.1.1 or 3.2.1). 

.  Geometry only or allow full feature specification.

.  Single or multi-geometries

2. Discussed CAP 1.2/2.0 and the Canadian "layers" capability. This led to 
a discussion of specifying an extension mechanism for CAP that does not break 
backwards compatibility but allows for regional extensions to meet specific 
policy, regulatory, legal, or technical requirements. This is a more general TC 
discussion that just Geo-GIS.

 

That's all!

 

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification 
Program
OGC

 

The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically

 

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