[postgis-users] RE: [postgis-devel] GML output

[Frank Warmerdam]

Darko Androsevic wrote:
> The namespace prefix is arbitrary--it could be "tns". What's essential
> is that the prefix is bound to the correct namespace:
> 
> <tns:Polygon xmlns:tns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">
> ...
> </tns:Polygon>
> 
> 
> 
> We would recommend that even if you only support the geometry types defined
> in GML 2.x (Simple Features Model), you should still use GML 3.x
> representations with no deprecated parts. GML 2.x is history.

Darko,

It isn't arbitrary for half-baked GML readers like mine!  When aiming for
interoperability I would strong encourage GML writers to use the prefix
"gml:".  Of course, what you are saying is correct for readers that are
fully XML aware.

Best regards,
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