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RE: Identifying Data for Interchange [was: XML Components]

• To: "'Roger L. Costello'" <costello@m...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Identifying Data for Interchange [was: XML Components]
• From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@n...>
• Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:51:30 -0000
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> Thus, distance is poor interchange data...
> 
> Good interchange data is position.

The only way I know of to identify spatial position is as a distance
from some agreed origin.

I don't think this argument is useful. All data interchange relies on
the sender and recipient having some shared knowledge.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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