[OSGeo-Standards] GML2 the return of GML2

[Jody Garnett]

So Chris can we assume since your name is in the ReadMe.txt that 
GeoServer is ready for the change on September 4th? Justin do you need 
to run your gml2 parser against this stuff?  It looks like they may just 
redirect after September 4th.
Jody
Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Frank,
>
> Can you pass this along to OSGeo folks.  For more technical 
> information see the gml/2.1.2* readme.txt files.
>
>  * http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2/ReadMe.txt
>  * http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.1/ReadMe.txt
>  * http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.0/ReadMe.txt
>
> Thanks,
>
> kevin
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: [OGC Newsflash] The OGC Announces Corrigendum Release for 
> Geography Markup Language (GML) Version 2.1.2
>  Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:21:05 -0400 (EDT)
>  From: OGC Press Release <announce at opengeospatial.org>
>  Reply-To: announce at opengeospatial.org
>  To: newsflash at opengeospatial.org
>
> PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> For information about this announcement, contact:
>
> Sam Bacharach
> Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption
> Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
> tel: +1-703-352-3938
> sbacharach at opengeospatial.org
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 30 August 2007 -- Wayland, Mass. -- On 4 September 2007, the Open
> Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) will release a corrigendum to fix
> problems in the GML 2.1.2 schemas. The changes include changing the
> official schema location to http://schemas.opengis.net and fixing the
> other minor changes to the schemas so they validate by conformant
> processors. The ReadMe lists additional changes.
> (http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.1/ReadMe.txt)
>
> This implementation of Corrigendum 1 for GML 2.1.2 schema fix (OGC
> 06-189) will create a new version of GML versioned 2.1.2.1. Note that
> GML 2.1.2 will always be the latest of the GML 2.1.2.x versions. In
> other words, this update will result in GML 2.1.2.1 being hosted
> (symlink) at gml/2.1.2/.
>
> These changes will go live on 4 September 2007. Any applications that
> rely on the online schemas may be affected. If you wish to maintain
> your own local copy of the schemas to use with your own applications,
> a bundled archive is available from http://schemas.opengis.net/.
>
> A preview of the planned update is available at
> http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.1/.
>
> As of 4 September, the following URLs will apply:
>
>  - http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2/ -- latest version (2.1.2.1)
>  - http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.0/ -- GML 2.1.2 (02-069)
>  - http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.1/ -- GML 2.1.2 cor 1 (06-189)
>
> Technical questions can be addressed to the OGC Chief Technology
> Officer, Dr. Carl Reed, at creed at opengeospatial.org.
>
> The OGC® is an international industry consortium of more than 350
> companies, government agencies, research organizations, and
> universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly
> available interface specifications. OpenGIS® Specifications
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> specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial
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