Re: Geopriv WG - meeting 5-6 Jun, other news

Eric -

In terms of coordinate systems, I might refer you and the WG to work being
done in the LIF (Location Interoperability Forum) and the OGC. The OGC has,
through a member driven consensus process, defined a specification for the
expression of coordinate reference systems (CRS) that is applicable to both
tightly coupled and loosely coupled application implementations. LIF has
adopted the use of the OGC approach. The OGC work has been harmonized with
the ISO work related to CRS. You can access the OGC public documents on this
topic at www.opengis.org and then going to the approved specifications page.

Regards

Carl Reed
Exec. Dir. Specification Program
OGC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine" <brunner@nic-naa.net>
To: "Randall Gellens" <rg+ietf@qualcomm.com>
Cc: "Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine" <brunner@nic-naa.net>;
"Richard Shockey" <rich.shockey@neustar.com>;
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Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Geopriv WG - meeting 5-6 Jun, other news

> Well, since its -02 incantation it appears to have grown a syntax
("semantics")
> section anyone familiar with e.164 syntax would appreciate, but not much
else
> of note.
>
> 2. Coordinate Systems
> ... WGS 84 ...
>
> I've a preference for UTC96. Tastes vary.
>
> 3. Implementation
> ... "geo.region" is used for the country subdivision code from ISO
3166-2
>
> Nope. Can't use iso3166.
>
> 7. Applicability
> ...
> ... They may not be used to describe a non-localised,
> moving, or intangible object such as a multinational company, river,
> aircraft or mathematical theory.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> I'm relieved by that last bit.
>
> 8. Security Considerations
> This draft raises no security issues.
> This draft raises no significant privacy issues ...
>
> I don't agree.
>
> 9. Internationalization consideration
> ... should use US-ASCII or UTF-8.
>
> Nope. Not with that either.
>
> IANA considerations (none).
>
> I looked at Andrew's work two years ago and didn't find it interesting.
>
> > ... but for my
> > purposes here the specifics aren't important, only the intended use.
>
> Some I-Ds are used to float (temporarily) some marketing ploy or another.
> Personally I think the specifics are the only thing important in any I-D.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric
Received on Wed May 22 12:20:00 2002