CDFT: survey/xml task list

John Pybus john.pybus@zoology.oxford.ac.uk
Tue, 09 Jan 2001 17:55:16 +0000


Olly Betts wrote:
> 
> >What do we want this to actually be? A Karst Markup Language is much
> >broader than a cave markup language for surveying.
> 
> Using "Karst" in the name seems a poor choice to me, as caves aren't only
> found in karst (e.g. lava tubes, caves in granite and sandstone, etc).
> 
> For that matter "Cave" isn't ideal - old mines are surveyed using similar
> techniques, but this this bothers me less for some reason.  Perhaps
> "underground" is the distinguishing feature?  Cave survey projects often
> include overground surveys, but these aren't the main purpose of the

It could be Subterranean Markup Language (although sml.org seems to be
the home-to-be of the Steel Markup Language).  "Subterranean Survey
Schema" anyone?


Yours,

John Pybus