Of Interest

["Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>]

Two emails of interest.  The first is from Holger Grahn at 
Blaxxun repeating suggestions being made on the VRML list 
for the last six months that HLAL's can enable better authoring 
for complex 3D.   The second is the announcement of another 
OASIS technical group where the charter will overlap our 
own although they are explicitly focused on Topic Maps. 

The ability to integrate the upstream descriptions of 
domains and create visualizations based on these is a 
key technology for communication.


Len Bullard
Intergraph Public Safety
clbullar@ingr.com
http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard

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-----Original Message-----
From: Holger Grahn [mailto:holger@blaxxun.com]
Subject: [x3d-contributors] Re: [web3d-mpeg] RE: [bod] X3D/XMT options

An challenge for X3D could be to define an additional much higher level
authoring format.
I am thinking of a format where you have timelines, much higher level time
constructs,
easier assembly of objects & behaviours, easier integration of media with
svg, html etc.


From Karl Best:

A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The OASIS Topic Maps
Published Subjects Technical Committee has been proposed by the
following members of OASIS: Bernard Vatant, Mondeca; Murray Altheim, Sun
Microsystems; H. Holger Rath, empolis GmbH; and the Individual OASIS
member Steve Pepper.

This includes recommendations and requirements for:

- Definition of Published Subjects
  - Format/Syntax/Notation/Grammar
  - Domain Identification
  - Support for Communication Across Natural Language Barriers
  - Defining the Mediation Between Different Community Ontologies
       or Namespaces
  - Documentation

- Management of Published Subjects
  - Registration/Repository and Online Publication Process
  - Organizational Liason (e.g., liaison with ISO 3166 maintainer,
       FAO authority, etc.)
  - Update Frequency (e.g., how often the topic maps are updated)
  - Registration Authority

- Application of Published Subjects
  - Examples Indicating Correct Usage
  - Use of Published Subjects to Mediate Between Ontologies

The TC will produce three Technical Reports, each focused upon one of
the areas above. Applications include, but are not limited to the
Semantic Web, Distributed Ontologies, Unified Classification Systems,
Business Processes, Workflow, Search and Retrieval Tools, Knowledge
Management, Diplomatic Communication, Cultural Dialogue, and various
other disciplines and functions.