[OSGeo-Standards] "OGC(R) Approves KML as Open Standard"

jo at frot.org jo at frot.org
Mon Apr 14 18:47:39 EDT 2008


On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 03:19:00PM -0700, Jody Garnett wrote:
> Piergiorgio Cipriano wrote:
> >http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/857
> It is more interesting how this is picked up in the mainstream press:
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080414-googles-kml-map-markup-language-now-an-official-standard.html

I am trying to bite my tongue but have to ask: how soon can we expect
to see OGC's A-Liaison status used to fast-track KML through ISO so to
be marketed at the expense of GML? 

And what will happen to poor old SLD then? (So GeoServer uses it to
style KML but does anyone else?)

cheers,


jo


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