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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Exchange specifications. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Describe the characteristics of the Geography Markup Language (GML)
Explain the purpose, history, and status of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)
Identify different levels of information integration
Identify the level of integration at which the Geography Markup Language (GML) operates
Describe the geospatial elements of Earth science data exchange specifications, such as the Ecological Metadata Language (EML), Earth Science Markup Language (ESML), and Climate Science Modeling Language (CSML)
Import data packaged in a standard transfer format to a GIS software package
Export data from a GIS program to a standard exchange format
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic . If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at .
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Exchange specifications. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).