[georss] was kml reference placemarks - now KML into OGC

[Joshua Lieberman]

Sean, Mike,

Google is a member of W3C and can certainly submit anything it wants,  
but it would be a somewhat disturbing path if W3C went directly from  
wgs84_pos to the kitchen sink which is KML. Also, the KML placemark  
overlaps strongly with GeoRSS tags, except that the altitude  
semantics are strangely undefined in the placemark.

It is always good to stir up more conversation on these topics and  
the Google name can certainly do that these days. There is a  
difference, however, between adopting something as a clearly  
fundamental Web mechanism consistent with other standards, and  
considering something because it comes from Google.

--Josh

On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Sean Gillies wrote:

> Mike Liebhold wrote:
>> Carl Reed wrote:
>>
>> "KML is fundamentally focused on Geographic Visualization - meaning
>> visualization of places on the earth - and annotating or describing
>> places. "
>>
>> Carl and epecially Josh
>>
>> Another question:
>> Given that KML annotation -documents-  are more web-like than
>> geographic, but strangely constrained;  Shouldn't Google be  
>> invited to
>> submit at least those portions of KML  for  W3C  review and
>> standardization process?
>>
>
> Good question. Why not W3C?
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
>
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