Upcoming: W3C/OGC Joint Distributed, Online Workshop Series on Maps for the Web, September-October 2020

Hello,

OGC and W3C are pleased to call for participation in:

       W3C/OGC Joint Workshop Series on Maps for the Web
       September-October 2020, Distributed, Online Meeting
       https://www.w3.org/2020/maps/

Our thanks to Natural Resources Canada for hosting the workshop.

The workshop will be online only, spread out over a month of video presentations and asynchronous discussion. Attendance is free for all invited participants and is open to the public, whether or not W3C members.

This workshop series brings together experts in geographic standards and Web map data services, Web mapping client tools and applications, and Web platform standards and browser development, to explore the potential of maps for the Web.

Expected topics of discussion include:

* Adding a native map viewer for the Web platform, similar to how HTML <video> was added for video content; including:

 * essential, possible, or impractical user-focused features and
   capabilities of a built-in Web map viewer
 * architecture for defining a map viewer in markup
 * new scripting APIs for Web authors to enhance map viewers
 * CSS integration for styling maps and map features
 * other integration / relationship of maps with existing browser
   APIs (e.g., geolocation API, geo/map URL protocols, image
   maps, SVG and canvas graphics)
 * other Web platform applications for map-viewer display and
   interaction patterns

* Standardizing how a browser-based map viewer fetches data from map services and how that data should be formatted; including:

 * benefits and limitations of existing map data sources for Web
   use
 * working with offline cached map data
 * integrating geographic data and (hyper)text annotations or
   other semantic information about spatial things
 * working with map data in different projections or coordinate
   reference systems
 * federating map services with links between providers
 * supporting discovery of Web-based geospatial resources by
   crawlers, indexes, and search engines

* Creating accessible Web map experiences that adapt to the different ways people interact with the Web; including:

 * best-practice interaction patterns for manipulating Web (and
   other interactive/slippy) maps using different input
   methods (mouse, touch, keyboard, etc.)
 * communicating spatial information through non-visual
   technologies
 * personalization of map viewer display and capabilities
 * using spatial information to enhance accessibility in the
   physical environment

* Creating truly global Web map experiences that work with different languages and cartographic practices; including:

 * linguistic and cultural considerations when internationalizing
   map-viewer interaction patterns
 * integrating translations of place names in map data, and
   allowing users to select preferred language
 * adapting iconography or other visual cues to local conventions
 * working with politically disputed geographic names and
   boundaries

* Limiting privacy and security impacts of a more geo-enhanced Web; including:

 * identifying both obvious and indirect ways malicious actors
   could misuse Web maps to expose personal data or
   fingerprintable patterns
 * creating options to support user-friendly functionality while
   limiting exposure of personal location and geographic data (e.g.,
   allowing a user to do a one-time location-aware search without
   granting ongoing permission for location tracking; sandboxing
   personalized map views and interactions from Web map services
   providing the underlying data)
 * communication of the impacts and risks of sharing location data
 * validation and verification of map data sources, and avoiding
   misinformation
 * cross-origin security risks when integrating map data
   sources (some of which may be personalized, or contain
   confidential business information)

For more information on the workshop, please see the workshop details and submission instructions:
    https://www.w3.org/2020/maps/call-for-participation

If you have any questions, please contact organizers Ted Guild <ted@w3.org> and Mike Smith <mike@w3.org>.

W3C Members interested in sponsoring this workshop should contact Ted Guild - see also:
    https://www.w3.org/2020/maps/sponsorship

This announcement follows section 8 of the W3C Process Document:
    https://www.w3.org/2019/Process-20190301/#GAEvents

We look forward to seeing you then.

Maps for HTML Community Group https://www.w3.org/community/maps4html

Coralie Mercier, Head of W3C Marketing & Communications

Received on Thursday, 23 April 2020 11:32:20 UTC