[georss] Styling GeoRss points

[Ron Lake]

I think there is a confusion here as to the meaning of content and
presentation.  I would argue that KML does not really describe content -
it may allow content to be associated to a place - but the content
description is outside KML.  KML does not allow for example the
definition of a geographic entity and the assignment of properties or
attributes to that entity.  This was experimented with in the <Schema>
tag but this has now been superseded by the <Metadata> tag which is just
of type ANY.  I suggest you consider styling GeoRSS to KML as KML is
intended for visualization (like SVG).  You can also transport/associate
KML with GML and place the GML within the <Metadata> tag.  So if you
have a story in RSS and you wish to style the story based on some
properties of the story - then KML could well be a target.

Cheers

Ron

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Sent: June 6, 2007 12:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [georss] Styling GeoRss points

I have not read the entire discussion - am on the road - but I have to
ask
the question: Do we want to specify presentation/styling in the same
document as the content? Kind of hardwiring things.

Also, WRT to KML, remember that KML may/will change based on
harmonization
activities within the OGC process. So, any thoughts regarding that
activity would be much appreciated. I state this because I would not
want
to see an approach taken with GeoRSS and KML that breaks if KML styling
changes.

Thanks

Carl


> I agree with Gregor that KML is the best way to go--partly because
> KML features are 'in play' this year, and partly because what you
> want to do is mix presentation and content, which is what KML is for.
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