KML special session at IVOA Trieste

[Alberto Conti]

And as of Monday, KML is an OGC standard
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/04/kml-new-standard-for-sharing-maps.html

-Alberto


On Apr 17, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Roy Williams wrote:
> This is a repeat of a message from March 31.
> Apparently some people did not get it.
> Roy
>
> --
>
> There will be a special session on KML at the IVOA Interop meeting,  
> 90 minutes and chaired by me, and I am soliciting input and  
> suggestions, getting together birds-of-a-feather for this KML  
> interest group.
>
> KML is the language used for adding content to Google Sky --  
> although most applications are rather for Google Earth. The language  
> has been controlled by Google for a long time, but is now controlled  
> by the Open Geospatial Consortium (*), who have recently released  
> KML version 2.2.
>
> The IVOA Exec has decided that astronomers as well as geographers  
> have an interest in KML, and our session at the Interop will be a  
> discussion of what that interest is, as well as some demonstrations  
> and presentations of what astronomers have done with KML and Google  
> Sky.
>
> THEREFORE, please contact me if you would like to play a part in  
> this discussion, if:
>
> -- You are technically familiar with KML and would like to be part  
> of the discussion.
> -- You think KML needs to be improved for astronomy and you have  
> specific suggestions.
> -- You have built a Google Sky mashup, and you would like 15 minutes  
> to show it to the KML discussion.
> -- You know how to use Google Sky for professional research astronomy.
> -- You have strong opinions on KML.
>
> Please indicate if you will also be in Trieste ...
> Thank you
> Roy
>
>
>
> (*) KML at OGC
> http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/groups/kml2.2swg
> http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/requests/45
>
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>
> California Institute of Technology
> 626 395 3670
>
>
>
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>
> California Institute of Technology
> 626 395 3670
>

Dr Alberto Conti
Community Missions Office
Space Telescope Science Institute
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