Re: CRS specification

Dear Andrea,

> *Proposed resolution*
> Add to the LOCN voc an optional property to specify the CRS of a
> geometry. The range of such property can be either a literal (e.g.,
> EPSG:4326), a URN (e.g., urn:ogc:def:EPSG::4326) or an HTTP URI
> reference (e.g., http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326).

+1 for such a property. The domain and range of such a property needs to 
be further thought though. I would prefer we constrain the values to be 
HTTP URI (and not literal or URN except if this is for strong legacy 
reason but I understand that OGC has explicitly deprecated the usage of 
URN and literals). Regarding the domain, we need to make sure that the 
CRS information is interpreted alongside a set of coordinates, which may 
require to have an intermediary blank node.

> 2. Should we recommend a specific CRS URI register?

I think Raj Singh has proposed that 
http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/groups/ogcnasc should be 
recommended. I have read the guidelines for editors [1] who wish to 
submit URIs but I don't find the instructions that clear. I suggest that 
this document should be enhanced with an example such as: 
organization/authority X wants to submit a URI u identifying a new CRS 
(e.g. Lambert93) for review by OGC-NA ... what is the procedure? 
Furthermore, it is unclear who is allowed to make such a submission: 
anyone?, only OGC members?
Best regards.

   Raphaël

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