Comments on: Mass-market standards http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/mass-market-standards/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Duncan Sample http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/mass-market-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-150962 Duncan Sample Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:22:04 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=453#comment-150962 I am less interested in pure geographical XML feeds (although they do have their purposes) for everyday use. My feeling is that geographical information should be incorporated into other standards, such as RSS (producing GeoRSS), and iCalendar standards. After all, that's what XML namespaces are for. Once you integrate into these other standards the contexts become seamless... when creating an event/todo note the details would be placed into the iCalendar feed, when posting your business card (hCard) you might link your most common locations to that, etc. I am less interested in pure geographical XML feeds (although they do have their purposes) for everyday use. My feeling is that geographical information should be incorporated into other standards, such as RSS (producing GeoRSS), and iCalendar standards. After all, that’s what XML namespaces are for.

Once you integrate into these other standards the contexts become seamless… when creating an event/todo note the details would be placed into the iCalendar feed, when posting your business card (hCard) you might link your most common locations to that, etc.

]]> By: Common-Nature » Blog Archive » KML? GML? GeoRSS? When should you use what? http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/mass-market-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-150961 Common-Nature » Blog Archive » KML? GML? GeoRSS? When should you use what? Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:11:38 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=453#comment-150961 [...] Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist of Google, has a blog post, Mass Market Standards, where discusses what the future may hold for mass media adoption of geospatial XML standards. He invites interested parties to weigh in on the issue of when GML, KML and GeoRSS should be used. I have a few opinions, but join in the conversation. [...] [...] Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist of Google, has a blog post, Mass Market Standards, where discusses what the future may hold for mass media adoption of geospatial XML standards. He invites interested parties to weigh in on the issue of when GML, KML and GeoRSS should be used. I have a few opinions, but join in the conversation. [...]

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