1. ISO/TC 204 WG 3-Database Technologies
Masao Shibata-Japan, Convenor
Tom Lydon-USA, Rapporteur

2. Past Few WG 3 Meetings San Antonio, TX Paris Seoul, Korea Portland, OR
Jan , 2005
Task groups, SWGs, WG
Paris
April 18-22, 2005
Seoul, Korea
July 18-22, 2005
Portland, OR
Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 2005
Task groups, SWGs, WG
Munich, Germany
Feb. 6-10, 2006
Busan, Korea
April 24-28, 2006

3. Planned WG 3 Meetings Chicago, IL, USA Somewhere in Europe
July 24-28, 2006
Task groups, SWGs, WG meetings
Somewhere in Europe
October 30-November 2, 2006
Melbourne, Australia (to be confirmed)
Feb. 5-9, 2007

4. Summary of WG 3 Work Items
Active Development
Extended GDF-XGDF (NP 22953)
Location Referencing (NP17572)
TS draft of API/PSF requirements and models (TS 20452)
Navigation Data Application Programming Interface (API) (PWI 17267)
Data Structure for Map Data provision and Update in ITS Applications (PWI 24099)
Under Discussion
Update Publishing for Geographic Data (NP 17571)
Possible ratification of ADASIS specifications

5. XGDF (NP 22953) Extension of GDF4.0 work NP approved in July 2004
Six task groups working on this version
New requirements finalized
New content types being reviewed
Completion of UML GDF models
Reports on new implementations being finalized
Active harmonization efforts with TC211
Three Topology Models generated
Final draft expected in October 2007

6. Location Referencing (NP17572)
Divided into Two Profiles
Will be combined for one standard document
Full standard scheduled for completion October 2006
Profile One
Pre-coded location reference
CD comments reviewed and resolved
Profile Two
Dynamic location reference (On-the-Fly)
Revision of this section is underway based on EU Project input and Japanese input being discussed
IPR being examined

7. (original) API/PSF-NP20452
Conversion of API/PSF requirements and model documents to a technical specification
Approved as Technical Specification July 2005
Document underwent editorial review by ISO Central Secretariat
Awaiting TS publication
Need comments from TC secretariat

8. Navigation Application Program Interface (API)
PWI 17267
Approved at October 2003 Plenary
New higher level map service API
Requirements are finalized
Function calls and data structures nearly complete
NP balloting approved at April 2005 Plenary
Waiting on NP ballot circulation by TC secretariat

9. Update Publishing for Geographic Databases
Efforts moved back to GDF SWG 3.1
Method of updating GDF database files
Delegations reviewing current drafts
On hold until discussions regarding map update provision proposals are finished

10. NP Voting requested in Busan TC meeting
Data Structures for Map Data Provision and Update in ITS Applications (PWI 24099)
Defining data structures for the provision of map data and update of map-related data for ITS applications
From centers to navigation systems
Could be delivered to other location devices
Discussion to date
Introduced in February 2004
Approved new PWI at Beijing Plenary
Discussion of use cases is underway
NP Voting requested in Busan TC meeting

11. Internal Liaison Activities
WG 10
Coordination on location referencing issues
SWG3.3 (LR) convener is WG 10 convenor
WG 11
Need close relationship on WG3 items (API, Navigation Data Update) and other WG11 items if this group awakes
WG 16
Held Joint meeting in Portland
CALM, Probe data, location referencing and map data structures were discussed
Some exchange and review of draft documents

12. ISO/TC211 Liaison Activities
Joint Task Force between TC 204 and TC 211
Four meetings have taken place since October 2002
Approved Cooperative Agreement (Chicago Agreement)
Beijing October 2004
Coordination proceeding on XGDF
Some GDF descriptions and models are being recast in accordance with relevant TC 211 standards
GDF UML models will be reviewed by TC211
Coordination on Navigation and Tracking items
Joint terminology mapping document has been developed and attached to TC LBS standard as an Annex
Liaison from TC211 attended WG3 Busan meeting and gave a presentation on relevant TC211items

13. Liaison Activities Cont’d.
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
New OGC liaison has been identified
Coordination between WG3 API development and Open LS specification revision work
JTC 1/SC 32/WG 4
SQL/Multi-media application packages
Consideration of SQL-GDF implementations
AMIC & OSGi
Communication regarding coordination on similar navigation specification development efforts

14. The End
Thank you
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