[georss] kml reference placemarks v/ georss?

[Pat Cappelaere]

Raj,

+1
What do you have in mind?  How would a KML-enabled RSS feed look like?
We might want to show some examples on the site.
Pat.


> From: Raj Singh <raj at rajsingh.org>
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:06:27 -0500
> To: <georss at lists.eogeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [georss] kml reference placemarks v/ georss?
> 
> disclosure: I'm on OGC staff and right in the middle of the KML->OGC
> process
> 
> On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Sean Gillies wrote:
>> A little KML in the atom:content elements of my GeoRSS feeds won't
>> hurt
>> anybody, and gets me by until we have a standards-based index.
> 
> I think that's the right way to think about this.
> 
> And one crucial point that I think a lot of people miss is the legal
> intellectual property aspect. Bringing KML into OGC isn't just about
> what features end up in that XML format. It's just as much about
> making sure the format is royalty-free to use forever. We all know
> the Google mantra is "don't be evil" (and the people I know there
> completely live up to the mantra), but OGC standardization means you
> don't have to take their word for it.
> 
> So by standardizing KML in OGC, even if people don't get all the
> features in there they may like to see, at least you will know you
> can build innovative applications and information services around KML
> without fear of getting a cease-and-desist in the mail some day.
> 
> ---
> Raj
> 
> 
> 
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