RE: Spec review request: CSV on the Web

Hi Dan,

The Internationalization WG would be glad to review these.

Are there any specific dates you'd like us to hit?

Addison

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> From: Dan Brickley [mailto:danbri@google.com]
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> Subject: Spec review request: CSV on the Web
> 
> The CSV on the Web Working Group [1] has just published a new set of
> Working Drafts, which we consider feature complete and implementable.
> We particularly
> seek reviews from Web Security, Privacy, Internationalization and
> Accessibility perspectives at this time. A request has also been sent to the
> TAG [7]. We request review now rather than later since we are following
> W3C's revised Process in which there is no distinct Last Call; we prefer to
> invite reviews now rather than wait for a formal Candidate Recommendation.
> 
> The drafts are:
> 
> Model for Tabular Data and Metadata on the Web [2]
> - an abstract model for tabular data, and how to locate metadata that
> enables users to better understand what the data holds; this specification
> also contains non-normative guidance on how to parse CSV files.
> 
> Metadata Vocabulary for Tabular Data [3]
> - a JSON-based format for expressing metadata about tabular data to inform
> validation, conversion, display and data entry for tabular data
> 
> Generating JSON from Tabular Data on the Web [4]
> - how to convert tabular data into JSON
> 
> Generating RDF from Tabular Data on the Web [5]
> - how to convert tabular data into RDF
> 
> We are keen to get comments on these specifications, either as issues on our
> GitHub repository [6]  or by posting to public-csv-wg-comments@w3.org.
> 
> We would also like to invite people to start implementing these specifications
> and to donate their test cases into our test suite.
> Building this test suite, as well as responding to comments, will be our focus
> over the next couple of months.
> 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2013/csvw/wiki/Main_Page

> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-tabular-data-model-20150416/

> [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-tabular-metadata-20150416/

> [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-csv2json-20150416/

> [5] http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-csv2rdf-20150416/

> [6] https://github.com/w3c/csvw/issues

> [7] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2015Apr/0028.html