Re: schema.org Markup for DITA XML-based Technical Documentation

If you want to use DITA in RDF, there is this effort by Colin Maudry:
http://colin.maudry.com/dita-rdf/#concept/welcome.html

If you for some reason want to shoehorn it into schema.org specifically,
then it sounds like a bad idea.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:46 PM, Keith Schengili-Roberts <
keith.roberts@ixiasoft.com> wrote:

> Hello there:
>
>
> I am wondering if there's the possibility of coming up with a Schema.org
> format for content produced using the DITA XML structured format? It is
> primarily (but not exclusively) used by technical writing departments to
> produce content. It is estimated to be used by somewhere between 5-10% of
> all technical writing groups, mainly with medium- to large-firms. The
> standard is open, and is managed by OASIS (
> https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/dita/).
>
>
> DITA is topic based, with the latest standard (DITA 1.3) having six topic
> types: a generic "topic" type, then more specific concept, task, reference,
> glossary and troubleshooting types. Best Practices suggests that each topic
> come with a short description, so it is possible to easily identify the
> type of topic and what it describes.
>
>
> XHTML output from DITA currently uses Dublin Core descriptive metadata,
> but it could just as easily use something that Schema.org could recognize,
> likely using either the RDFa or Microdata formats.
>
>
> Is there interest in helping devise a bridge between DITA-based output and
> something that Schema.org could use? I am happy to be an expert on the DITA
> end of things if there is someone willing to help guide me through the
> process as to what's needed on the Schema.org end of things.
>
>
> Cheers!
> -
>
> *Keith Schengili-Roberts*
> DITA Information Architect / DITA Specialist
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