WG8 #7 Meeting Lake Tahoe June 2001 Convenor’s Report
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WG8 #7 Meeting Lake Tahoe June 2001
Convenor’s Report
WG8 #7 Meeting Lake Tahoe June 2001
Convenor’s Report
Producing Standards Relevant to Industry
• SC24 history of Cooperative Agreements continued with WG8 SEDRIS
• Updates on OGC, DGIWG and IHO
• JTC1 currently debating a workshop mode of operation
• On 60-day ballot in preparation for proposal to JTC1 Plenary 2001
Existing Cat C Liaisons
• SISO Working well. Attendance at meetings and comments on WDs
• OGC For closer links, data dictionaries suggested as a joint work item
Support from Doug O’Brien
Sponsored project approach favoured by Cliff Kottmen
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Proposed Cat C Liaisons
• DGIWG Parent body for FACC (Feature Attribute and Coding Catalogue)
Ray Staggemeier taken over from Herman Dohmann as TC Chair
DGIWG SC meeting end of May aware of liaison request
DGIWG Chair and Secretary to discuss on 7 June
• IHO International Hydrographical Organization
IHB Directors asked to support liaison proposal on 20 April
No reply, so Tony Pharaoh sent a reminder on 5 June
• WMO World Meteorological Organization
Intend to establish a liaison
EDCS, SRM and SEDRIS WDs
• EDCS WD5 now released. To be reviewed at #8 Palm Springs
• SRM WD5 generated in between EDCS. Reviewed at Lake Tahoe
• SEDRIS WD4 intended for Palm Springs, but had to be deferred
• Appreciation to the editors for producing WDs under such tight schedules
COMMENT
• Focus of attention has been on EDCS and SRM as;
» Fundamental to the definition of SEDRIS
» Interest extends beyond the modelling and simulation community
• Large number of working drafts reflects the drive to establish clear and unambiguous standards
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