Terrific Sukumar, Alessandro!
This applies directly to EDXL-RM, too. We should also discuss a
proposal Tuesday that we discussed in today's EM-Msg SC meeting:
Normatively define geo-oasis:WhereType in an EDXL-HAVE Appendix
(because it will be done first) and reference it in EDXL-RM.
This would include a clear note in the text for this specific
appendix that our long term goal is to help OGC define a standard
geo-oasis profile, which we can reference in future versions of EDXL
specifications, while also explicitly allowing the use of any properly
specified and namespaced Coordinate Reference System.
Cheers,
Rex
At 12:42 PM -0400 9/27/07, Dwarkanath, Sukumar wrote:
All,
We
reviewed all of Alessandro's comments (it was a grueling 3.5 hr
session), and many comments could be attributed to an underlying theme
- lack of information in the data dictionary that explicitly
identified the normative parts. As a resolution, many of the comments
can be addressed by the following items:
- Separating the comments row into two rows:
Constraints (which will include normative language) and Comments
(non-normative), and
- Including a few sentences at the beginning
of the data dictionary that identifies that the data dictionary is
non-normative, except for the following: 'Element', 'Usage'
and the new 'Constraints' row. The schema would be identified as
normative, which I think was an implicit understanding.
So, my
suggestion is to include the above given that:
- it is directly relevant to
compliance
- it would not take too much effort to create
the above pieces since, following the new compliance requirements from
OASIS, I had earlier identified the normative pieces in the HAVE
specification. If we decide on Tuesday, I can have an updated version
by the end of the week.
- it addresses most
comments
I wanted
to run it by the TC to get view and thoughts from
others
Most of
the other comments are editorial and can be incorporated quite easily.
It definitely provides clarity. I feel a few of them should be
deferred to the next release. I will post the document with the
suggested disposition soon.
Thanks
Sukumar
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