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Subject: Re: [emergency] EM TC 08-26-03 Meeting Minutes
On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 00:40, Rex Brooks wrote: > My comments and answers are placed after item referred to. > > At 10:43 PM -0400 8/28/03, Allen Wyke wrote: > > Couple of questions/comments, and I apologize for not being on the > > call. > > Also, forgive my use of id attributes in my <snip> instances - I > > could > > not restrain myself :) > > > > <snip id="1"> > > Continued discussions on symbology for emergency management. > > > > * When talk about symbology not talking about the artwork, > > color > > and content. > > * Are referring to transport, communicate and interoperate. > > Does the TC agree with that approach? Yes > > </snip> > > > > Why not? Why should this not include the artwork? Especially if it > > can > > be represented in SVG, preserving (if this was the concern) the XML > > nature of the effort. Personally, I think including the artwork, > > even if > > marked optional in the schema, is something we should do. Not saying > > this is something we must do - just that I am not clear as to why we > > would not want to do this. > > > I believe what was meant was that we are not as concerned about the > process of choosing or selecting the specific symbols to represent > features like hospitals, police and fire stations, etc,as we are about > ensuring the interoperability of the processes and features the > symbols represent. That doesn't mean that we are not planning to use > the symbols, just that we should not be reinventing our own symbols, > and we should refrain from commenting about the symbols except through > a liaison, if we have one, to the FGDC. Ahhh - gotcha. That makes perfect sense - thanx for the clarification. > > <snip id="2"> > > Department of Homeland Security has taken the TC letter on board. > > </snip> > > > > What "letter"? Didn't see anything else in the minutes describing > > such. > > > The letter suggesting the proper, well-formed and correct xml coding > for the threat advisory levels. Great! It had been so long since it was sent and no followup attempts were replied to, I thought it wasn't going to happen. -- R. Allen Wyke Chair, Emergency Management TC emtc@nc.rr.com http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/emergency
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