Re: [georss] was kml reference placemarks - now KML into OGC

 Joshua Lieberman wrote:

>Sean, Mike,
>
>Google is a member of W3C and can certainly submit anything it wants,  
>but it would be a somewhat disturbing path if W3C went directly from  
>wgs84_pos to the kitchen sink which is KML. Also, the KML placemark  
>overlaps strongly with GeoRSS tags, except that the altitude  
>semantics are strangely undefined in the placemark.
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>
Josh,

This is a fair and conservative approach. The only reason I suggested 
W3C consideration is not necessarily because it comes from Google, but 
because a geospatial web is still part of the worldwide web, where data 
format governance is overlapping between  OGC and  W3C . Google Earth is 
evolving into a geoweb browser, and is promoting a non-standard document 
format for general spatialized worldwide _web_  utility. On the other 
hand, according to your logic, maybe KML placemarks are Google 
application specific. In that case, maybe there's no reason for OGC to 
pay attention either.

Mike








>It is always good to stir up more conversation on these topics and  
>the Google name can certainly do that these days. There is a  
>difference, however, between adopting something as a clearly  
>fundamental Web mechanism consistent with other standards, and  
>considering something because it comes from Google.
>
>--Josh
>
>On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Sean Gillies wrote:
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>>Mike Liebhold wrote:
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>>>Carl Reed wrote:
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>>>"KML is fundamentally focused on Geographic Visualization - meaning
>>>visualization of places on the earth - and annotating or describing
>>>places. "
>>>
>>>Carl and epecially Josh
>>>
>>>Another question:
>>>Given that KML annotation -documents-  are more web-like than
>>>geographic, but strangely constrained;  Shouldn't Google be  
>>>invited to
>>>submit at least those portions of KML  for  W3C  review and
>>>standardization process?
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Good question. Why not W3C?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Sean
>>
>>-- 
>>Sean Gillies
>>http://zcologia.com/news
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