Re: Groupings

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From: Richard Knapp (gyp_caver_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 05 2001 - 03:42:00 CET 

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>I strongly believe that an XML format should follow the natural schema
>created by the act of surveying. I.e describe everything that is
>were accomplished (e.g. much like this listserver, threads [surveys], ...

That depends on what each act of surveying. If the format is to encompass the various ways surveying is
done, will one method be promoted to the detriment of others?

>It is a very bad practice to begin "processing" data between the medium
>it's recorded in (e.g. mylar or survey book) and the electronic
>representation of that data. This means no human or machine processing

I definately agree. To me, raw data is raw data; totally unprocessed (and sometimes hard to read). Does
converting to a base coordinate really save time later or does it make extra work for other portions (to do the
conversions)? If I use a special app for CaveXML (or whatever) and then look at the data and see it is _not_
what I entered, I would have some concerns about that apps ability to record my data. On the other side, if I
create an XML file using the Schema an and XML editor, would the other apps -- now dependant on a certain
base unit -- fail with a reasonable error message or just produce bad data?

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