Hello all
A new Java Specification Request (JSR) has been submitted for designing
a "Unit of Measurement" API. If successful, this JSR would replace
JSR-275 used by GeoAPI:
https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=363
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is listed as a supporting
organization for this JSR. To my knowledge, this is the first time OGC
gets in touch with the Java Community Process (JCP). This JSR may be of
interest not only to GeoAPI, but also to Sensor web and Observations &
Measurements groups. Compared to the previous JSR-275 attempt, this new
JSR focus more on mobiles.
In an OGC meeting last year, we voted the replacement of "javax.measure"
by "org.unitsofmeasurement" dependencies in GeoAPI. This change had been
suspended because information about this JSR preparation came after the
vote. If this new JSR succeed, there is chances that the same
"javax.measure" namespace would be used, in which case no change should
be done in GeoAPI. I will keep peoples informed about progress.
Volunteers can join the JSR group by clicking the "I would like to join
this Expert Group" link on the JSR-363 page.
Martin
