Thanks Martin! On Dec 4, 2012, at 9:05 PM, Martin Desruisseaux wrote:
> Hello Adam > > Le 05/12/12 07:14, Adam Estrada a écrit : >> As for GeoAPI, why has nothing been done with that project in so long? > Since that GeoAPI mission is to express standards in Java interfaces, it try > to avoid defining new API by itself, unless there is no alternative. On the > Units aspects, there is no OGC/ISO standards I'm aware of (at least nothing > as complete as Unit Of Measurement), and in a few talks with other OGC > members, peoples I talked too were apparently in agreement that defining a > Unit API was not GeoAPI mission. So we tried to adopt something standard. > After JSR failure we wanted to switch to Unit Of Measurement but then they > were some rumours that a Unit package could be standardized as a side effect > of a new JSR about sensor devices. I would feel uncomfortable to switch to > Unit Of Measurement API and discover a little bit later that a new > "javax.measure" package has been standardized. Since GeoAPI is supposed to be > OGC standard since version 3.0.0, it aims for as much stability as we can. So > I was in a "wait and see" position, but this "wait and see" has been too long > now... > > >> it seems like the projects could benefit each other nicely. > Yes. Having Chris joining the OGC GeoAPI group as an OGC member, and and > other interested peoples who can be OGC member, would be a big help. The > intend is to increase the discussions. > > Martin >
