[OpenLayers-Dev] KML / OWS Context support in OpenLayers

[Pat Cappelaere]

I believe that KML 3 is really is misnomer.  It is really the latest KML
which will be accepted by the OGC as a standard and named KML3.  Some minor
modifications might be required but nothing tragic.

Pat G. Cappelaere

 
Vightel Corporation
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> From: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:01:25 +1000
> To: Tim Schaub <tschaub at openplans.org>
> Cc: openlayers <dev at openlayers.org>, Eric Lam <elam at lisasoft.com>, Jim Groffen
> <jim.groffen at lisasoft.com>
> Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Dev] KML / OWS Context support in OpenLayers
> 
> I'm scoping out Lisasoft's work for our KML involvement (based on
> providing KML support for Mapbuilder) and am digging though emails,
> twikis etc to try to bring myself up to speed.
> 
> We are at a bit of a disadvantage in Australia in that OWS 5 Agile
> meetings are at 3am in Sydney, and there is a limit to my dedication to
> my work.
> 
> It seems from the Schedule in the OWS-5_Kickoff_KML_Overview.ppt at
> http://portal.opengeospatial.org/index.php?m=projects&a=view&project_id=241&ta
> b=2&artifact_id=22872
> that the KML3 that we need to implement will not be available as draft
> until October.
> Ie, it would be prudent to hold back on implementing until after
> October, to have a draft by December.
> 
> When are others planning to start their implementations? (I'd like to
> align our Lisasoft's efforts as much as possible).
> 
> Tim Schaub wrote:
>> Hello-
>> 
>> The Open Planning Project has received OGC funding to work on an
>> integrated KML/OWS Context implementation.  Our proposal was based on
>> building this support into OpenLayers.  I will be working on this over
>> the next few months - and look forward to collaborating with other folks
>> interested in the same.
>> 
>> Note that much of this work is about supporting a yet-to-be determined
>> specification that integrates KML and OWS Context (which is different
>> than getting support for KML 2, for example).
>> 
>> Tim
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>>   
> 
> 
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> Cameron Shorter
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