Re: [xml-dev] Two-mile-high markup (data typing, etc.) XMLpipelines (LONG)

[David Megginson]

> Thomas B. Passin writes:
>  > Say I want to compare the elevation to the minimum allowed by FAA
>  > regs for that location.
>
> First, a pedantic note (not addressed to Thomas; I just happened to
> pick his message to join the thread) -- the height of the ground, or
> something sitting on the ground, is 'elevation'; the height of an
> airplane, or something else not sitting on the ground, is 'altitude'.
>

Which I know, being a pilot myself, but decided to ignore for the discussion
at hand :-)

Cheers,

Tom P