KML special session at IVOA Trieste

There will be a special session on KML at the IVOA Interop meeting, 90 minutes and chaired by me, and I am soliciting input and suggestions, getting together birds-of-a-feather for this KML interest group.

KML is the language used for adding content to Google Sky -- although most applications are rather for Google Earth. The language has been controlled by Google for a long time, but is now controlled by the Open Geospatial Consortium (*), who have recently released KML version 2.2.

The IVOA Exec has decided that astronomers as well as geographers have an interest in KML, and our session at the Interop will be a discussion of what that interest is, as well as some demonstrations and presentations of what astronomers have done with KML and Google Sky.

THEREFORE, please contact me if you would like to play a part in this discussion, if:

• You are technically familiar with KML and would like to be part of the discussion.
• You think KML needs to be improved for astronomy and you have specific suggestions.
• You have built a Google Sky mashup, and you would like 15 minutes to show it to the KML discussion.
• You know how to use Google Sky for professional research astronomy.
• You have strong opinions on KML.

Please indicate if you will also be in Trieste ... Thank you
Roy

(*) KML at OGC
http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/groups/kml2.2swg http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/requests/45

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