Name for the standard

Wed Sep 10 12:43:34 CEST 2003

How many XML schemas are currently in work within TDWG(Collections, SDD,
Economic Botany, Geography, Spatial Data) and GBIF(DADI, ECAT, and DIGIT)?
Is there a way to unify them under some more universal schemaML naming
approach?  This seems like a unique moment in time to start a precedent.

The GBIF Biodiversity Data Architecture document is replete with models of
interfaces and web services that will all require new XML schemas to be
created--each needing a name. GBIF also intends to add schemas for taxa,
literature, gazeteers, indexes, providers, etc.

Is there a way to be more universal in naming these schemas?

The simple names like BioML, TaxML, etc. have already been used and are
probably too general anyway. (OmniML?)

One approach could be to concatentate dipthongs or something to create a
schema of ML names.  For example, BioDescML, BioTaxML, BioLitML.  Or BioDML,
BioTML, BioLML.  Or GBIFDescML.  Or TDWGDescML.

Chuck Miller

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Croft [mailto:jrc at ANBG.GOV.AU]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 8:53 PM
To: TDWG-SDD at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Subject: Re: Name for the standard

is DescML taken?

jim

>jrc> So what is it to be?  BioML?
>
>preoccupied, although there in no strict registration mechanism except
>its flavour in namespace. http://xml.coverpages.org/bioml.html

~ Jim Croft ~ jrc at anbg.gov.au ~ 02-62465500 ~ www.anbg.gov.au/jrc/ ~

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>How many XML schemas are currently in work within =
TDWG(Collections, SDD, Economic Botany, Geography, Spatial Data) and =
GBIF(DADI, ECAT, and DIGIT)?&nbsp; Is there a way to unify them under =
some more universal schemaML naming approach?&nbsp; This seems like a =
unique moment in time to start a precedent.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

The GBIF Biodiversity Data Architecture document is =
replete with models of interfaces and web services that will all =
require new XML schemas to be created--each needing a name. GBIF also =
intends to add schemas for taxa, literature, gazeteers, indexes, =
providers, etc.&nbsp;

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Is there a way to be more universal in naming these =
schemas?</FONT>
</P>

The simple names like BioML, TaxML, etc. have already =
been used and are probably too general anyway. (OmniML?)

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>One approach could be to concatentate dipthongs or =
something to create a schema of ML names.&nbsp; For example, BioDescML, =
BioTaxML, BioLitML.&nbsp; Or BioDML, BioTML, BioLML.&nbsp; Or =
GBIFDescML.&nbsp; Or TDWGDescML.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Chuck Miller&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
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HREF=3D"mailto:jrc at ANBG.GOV.AU">mailto:jrc at ANBG.GOV.AU</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 8:53 PM</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: Name for the standard</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>is DescML taken?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>jim</FONT>
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&gt;jrc&gt; So what is it to be?&nbsp; BioML?
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 &gt;preoccupied, although there in no strict =
registration mechanism except 
 &gt;its flavour in namespace. <A =
HREF=3D"http://xml.coverpages.org/bioml.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://xml.coverpages.org/bioml.html</A>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>~ Jim Croft ~ jrc at anbg.gov.au ~ 02-62465500 ~ =
www.anbg.gov.au/jrc/ ~</FONT>
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