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GML – User Perspectives
 Mr. Don Murray, President, Safe Software Suite 2017-7445 132nd Street Surrey, BC Canada V3W 1J8 Tel: (604) 501-9985 Fax: (604) 501-9965 E-mail: dmurray@safe.com Abstract One of the most powerful aspects of GML is the freedom it gives users to define their own custom application schemas. While this capability provides extraordinary flexibility to data modelers, it also creates significant challenges, particularly when the data is interpreted. Since GML is a relatively new and complex technology, there may be misconceptions about what it does and does not solve. These issues will be discussed and clarified. In addition, there have been several significant deployments of GML as a solution to data archive as well as data interchange. Several implementations will be surveyed and an analysis of the different approaches will be presented. The lessons learned from these early adopters would be of great interest to anyone planning to use GML in their own projects for data input, archive, or interchange. |