On 22/09/09 14:29, Andrea Aime wrote: > One thing that might raise eyebrowses is that the comparison > table in the "complex features" section appears to be > identifying complex features with open standards. > While the two are often found in combination, a standard could > mandate a simple feature schema (in which case one would > probably end up using the schema mapping abilities of app-schema, > but not the generation of complex features), > and a custom application could define a non standardized target > schema just because the nature of the data it provides > is better served by a complex feature setup.
Indeed! I had a section on the possible use of application schemas for simple features, but I removed it because I thought it confused the issue. I might have to put it back in if its absence is so obvious. I have tried to avoid any inference that application schemas are all complex, but it is easy to make that assumption. If you nest all feature properties by reference, app-schema output begins to look rather a lot like simple features (but not quite) ... I prefer to think of GeoServer simple features as being automatic-schema or inferred-schema features, because their schema is (typically) inferred from the database schema. They might be simple, but, in my view, that is not their defining characteristic. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> Software Engineer, CSIRO Exploration and Mining Australian Resources Research Centre 26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Geoserver-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel
