[LandXML] Tackling LandXML and GML Interoperability
- From: "Nathan Crews" <nathan.crews@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <landxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 14:03:04 -0400
Open GIS Consortium and LandXML.org are working together to provide an open
data method to exchange data between LandXML 1.0 and GML 3.0.
Read the press release from OpenGIS Consortium: OGC Announces First
Interoperability Experiment Tackling LandXML and GML Interoperability
<http://www.opengis.org/press/?page=pressrelease&view=20040510_LandGML_IE_PR> .
This project aims to bridge the data gulf between cad/engineering/survey
applications and GIS applications using xml-based open standards. This means
that GIS applications will be able to import LandXML data without requiring
software changes. GIS applications that support GML 3 will be able to leverage
LandXML data from over 40 available engineering/survey software applications.
There are two phases to this project (producing two transform tools):
Phase 1: LandXML to LandGML transform tool
Applications and systems that can consume GML 3 will be able to read data
supplied in LandXML 1.0 via the "LandGML" transform tool. This is accomplished
by first creating a GML application schema that models everything found in the
LandXML schema, called "LandGML".
What is LandGML?
LandGML is a vertical application schema based on OpenGIS Geographic Markup
Language, GML 3. The purpose for LandGML is to enable GML 3 aware applications
to read the transformed data without requiring any special knowledge of
LandXML. This allows users of GML-enabled GIS applications immediate access to
civil engineering / land survey and transportation data.
And yes, there is already a demo for you to try out.
http://www.landxml.org/landgml/landxml2gmlform.asp will convert a LandXML 1.0
file, that you upload, and return a LandGML document.
Phase 2: LandGML to LandXML transform tool
Will start in June 2004 and produce a transform tool to convert LandGML
documents into LandXML documents.
Like LandXML, this is a great project that is trying to solve a real-world
problem and if you are interested in participating in anyway please contact me.
Regards,
Nathan Crews
www.landxml.org
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