[Geotools-devel] Re: [Geoapi-devel] Draft of ISO19123 Primer

[Jody G. <jga...@re...>]

Bryce L Nordgren wrote:

>>I have watched your email on a couple of lists, now and would like to
>>voice a word of encouragement. Often the lists seem to wait to see how
>>you make out :-) We are quiet because we are cautious, not because we
>>don't care/notice...
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>:) Thanks.
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No bites on the JTS list I take it? An alternative approach to to bother 
Paul Ramsey (apparently the
PostGIS types have been looking into the problem from the prespective of 
a SQL multi-media ISO flavour
as a follow up to SFSQL). Paul Ramsey would know more details...

>>I would really like a review of the Feature Model work with respect to
>>your noted OGC/ISO differences. Can you think of a good way to go about
>>that?
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>I think it's premature to do a code review.  What you call a Feature is
>really a specialized type of feature which Topic 5 calls a Feature With
>Geometry.
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My understanding was that the Geometry is not required, I would love to 
drag things back as close to Entity / EntityType
as I can get. Indeed the construct called Complex and ComplexType that 
gabriel put together is basically "Feature without a Geometry"...

>I did find a link for you:
>http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/meetings/minutes/2002/2002-02/ISO_19109.ppt
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Woot! Thanks you are a pal, some late night reading for me.

Jody