On Tue, 2012-04-03 at 14:33 +0100, Phil Archer wrote: > [ . . . ] The actual URI for it is > http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=36266 > > (or rather, that's the page about the spec but that's a side issue for > now). > > That URI is just horrible and certainly not a 'cool URI'. The Eurostat > one is no better. > > Does the datatype URI have to resolve to anything (in theory no, but in > practice? Would a URN be appropriate?
It's helpful to be able to click on the URI to figure out what exactly was meant. How about just using a URI shortener, such as tinyurl.com or bit.ly? -- David Booth, Ph.D. http://dbooth.org/ Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of his employer.