[tdwg-tag] Fwd: [Tc] Geo URI proposal in draft stage in the IETF

[Peter DeVries]

This appears to be a more formalized version of the current w3C geo:
standard.
Which people should also be familiar with since it is widely used.
http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/

- Pete


On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Bob Morris <morris.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> TDWG should track this and consider requiring/recommending its use if it is
> accepted by IETF
> Bob Morris
>
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> From: <creed at opengeospatial.org>
> Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:55 AM
> Subject: [Tc] Geo URI proposal in draft stage in the IETF
> To: tc at lists.opengeospatial.org
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>
> There is an internet draft that may be of interest to the OGC. I have
> provided some review and comments but the authors are seeking additional
> feedback. Feel free to contact the authors directly. There are GML
> examples in the document.
>
> http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-geopriv-geo-uri-01.txt
>
> This document specifies an Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) for
>   geographic locations using the 'geo' scheme name.  A 'geo' URI
>   identifies a physical location in a two- or three-dimensional
>   coordinate reference system in a compact, simple, human-readable, and
>   protocol independent way.  The default coordinate reference system
>   used is WGS-84.
>
> Cheers
>
> Carl
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