[OSGeo-Standards] Fw: INSPIRE Annex I Data Specifications Testing : Call for Participation

[Frank Warmerdam]

jo at frot.org wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 02:59:08PM -0400, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>> Is there a specific aspect related to coordinate systems I could point the
>> MetaCRS folks at?
> 
> They say the drafts aren't going to be released until October, this is just a
> request-for-interest phase. The existing docs published by the Data
> Specification group seem so abstract they're probably not really worth
> looking at for concrete practical purposes. (E.g the group spent a
> long time producing a "Methodology for the Development of Data
> Specifications", etc. :/)
> 
> http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reports/ImplementingRules/DataSpecifications/inspire_dataspec_D2.7_v2.0.pdf - 'encoding rules', covering GML profiles, etc, gives an idea of the kind of material being developed. 
> 
> Anyway, if we register a generic contact email address, then we can
> send around the CRS proposals when they finally make it out to
> (semi-)public... 

Jo,

We could register info at osgeo.org and then Tyler or I could pass on
items of interest to the standards or metacrs list.  Or, assuming you
are registering an interest you could.

PS. the spec you point to is indeed pretty abstract.

Best regards,
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