IMO: Hi Landon,
Data models with DXF? You're making life difficult for yourself... You may wish to have a look at the HollowWorld [1] developed by Australia's CSIRO. It will help you model your data using UML to generate standards compliant GML application schemas. [1] https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/AppSchemas/HollowWorld Bruce Bannerman > -----Original Message----- > From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Landon Blake > Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2009 5:48 AM > To: OSGeo Discussions > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Documenting GIS Data Models (Again): > Using DXF > > I posted a few weeks back I posted about possible ways to > document and share GIS data models. I decided to move forward > with a graphical approach. > > > > I started building diagrams to document my GIS data model for > the Public Land Survey System in the United States. I am > drawing these diagrams in a CAD program. When I get things > ironed out I hope to release the following items to the GIS community: > > > > - My completed GIS data model in DXF format that can > be used as an example or template for other models. > > - A set of CAD "blocks" that can be used to build > similar diagrams. > > > > If I like how things come together with the diagrams, I might > try converting the diagrams to SVG. The diagrams would be > much prettier in SVG, but I am quicker with CAD than I am > with Inkscape, and I want to get a prototype completed quickly. > > > > This will make a lot more sense when you get to see the > example diagrams. > > > > I welcome any collaboration on this effort. If there is > interest, I could move this discussion to the Standards > mailing list. It would be great to get input from interested > parties now, while the diagrams are still taking shape. > > > > Landon > > > > > > Warning: > Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed > against defects including translation and transmission > errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this information in error, please notify the > sender immediately. > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss