Re: Service URNs

On July 29, 2010, Henning wrote:

 > I think this would be quite useful. Right now, in my opinion, the 
field is a mess. We have rank amateurs making things up one by one in 
OpenStreets, and we have professionals (like the Census) maintaining the 
NAICS list, but the latter is only a subset of what's needed since it 
deals with businesses and is meant for tax and statistics, not tourists.

 > It is possible that the OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) is relevant, 
but none of their existing standards address this issue, and the service 
labeling goes beyond GIS systems. (For example, it's obviously a way to 
tag web pages, rather than just map objects.)

 > In general, the OGC efforts probably deserve more attention even in 
the AR community, as there's likely to be overlap on the geometry and 
time-related side of things.

 > I'm not familiar with the W3 process, but if there's a way to start a 
"BOF" to gauge interest, private advice would be much appreciated.

Hi Henning,

I think that, given the fact there are people like Damon Hernandez and 
Mike Liebhold who have a foot in the OGC, W3D Consortium and a 
significant interest in the AR community (I hope that they are both 
lurking on this list), we (an emerging AR WG) will work closely with 
appropriate groups in these organizations.

With respect to your last statement (re: W3C process), my experience is 
that if there is a nucleus of interest among members about a new topic, 
you can suggest to the management that a W3C workshop be held.

A workshop is the first step in gauging interest. During the workshop, 
which anyone can attend and contribute, the participants can assess the 
possible W3C roles. If you would like for me to introduce you to the 
staffers with whom I have worked, please let me know off-line.

Regards,

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Received on Thursday, 29 July 2010 13:07:03 UTC