OGC Abstract Specification Topic 2 (Spatial Referencing by Coordinates) covers simple linear systems (continuous measurements). For more complex cases, the main standard is ISO 19133.
Scott
> On Aug 22, 2016, at 5:24 AM, Rob Atkinson <rob@metalinkage.com.au> wrote:
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> I think it falls under re-use of vocabularies again - i.e. for linear referencing one should ideally look to an OGC standard, and we should look to the basic spatial ontology proposal to make sure that positioning is general enough to be a linear reference.
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> Rob
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> On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 at 19:11 Ed Parsons <eparsons@google.com <mailto:eparsons@google.com>> wrote:
> I would suggest its rather an edge case, most common in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) part of the industry... I think we have bigger fish to fry...
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> Ed
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> On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 at 09:38 Frans Knibbe <frans.knibbe@geodan.nl <mailto:frans.knibbe@geodan.nl>> wrote:
> Hello all,
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> I just wondered if the practice of linear referencing <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_referencing> (a.k.a. dymanic segmentation) is also covered by our work. I guess this type of data falls in the coverage category. Will there be examples of linear referencing in the coverage deliverables or perhaps in the BP deliverable?
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> Regards,
> Frans
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