[OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Documenting GIS Data Models (Again): Using DXF [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Bruce Bannerman]

IMO:

Hi Landon,

Data models with DXF? You're making life difficult for yourself...


You may wish to have a look at the HollowWorld [1] developed by Australia's CSIRO.

It will help you model your data using UML to generate standards compliant GML application schemas. 



[1] https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/AppSchemas/HollowWorld


Bruce Bannerman



 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Landon Blake
> Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2009 5:48 AM
> To: OSGeo Discussions
> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Documenting GIS Data Models (Again): 
> Using DXF
> 
> I posted a few weeks back I posted about possible ways to 
> document and share GIS data models. I decided to move forward 
> with a graphical approach. 
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> I started building diagrams to document my GIS data model for 
> the Public Land Survey System in the United States. I am 
> drawing these diagrams in a CAD program. When I get things 
> ironed out I hope to release the following items to the GIS community:
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> -          My completed GIS data model in DXF format that can 
> be used as an example or template for other models.
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> -          A set of CAD "blocks" that can be used to build 
> similar diagrams.
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> If I like how things come together with the diagrams, I might 
> try converting the diagrams to SVG. The diagrams would be 
> much prettier in SVG, but I am quicker with CAD than I am 
> with Inkscape, and I want to get a prototype completed quickly.
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> This will make a lot more sense when you get to see the 
> example diagrams.
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> I welcome any collaboration on this effort. If there is 
> interest, I could move this discussion to the Standards 
> mailing list. It would be great to get input from interested 
> parties now, while the diagrams are still taking shape.
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> Landon
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