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RE: What is the best way to approach the structuring of inventorydata?

• From: "Rushforth, Peter" <Peter.Rushforth@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
• Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 13:49:54 +0000

Hi Roger,

I would use Atom+AtomPub, personally.   You could then use categories
to classify stuff.  Don't forget, if you extend the semantics of the format, you
should also define a custom media type.

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:costello@mitre.org] 
> Sent: July 3, 2012 08:44
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject:  What is the best way to approach the 
> structuring of inventory data?
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I am starting work on defining an XML vocabulary for some 
> inventory data. 
> 
> My inventory includes data such as the count of the number of 
> aircraft at each airport, the count of the number aircraft 
> ground refuelers at each airport, and so forth.
> 
> What is the best way to proceed?
> 
> My thinking is that the first step should be to create a 
> taxonomy. Then define a structure which reflects that taxonomy.
> 
> Is that the best way to proceed?
> 
> Do you have experience with structuring inventory data? If 
> so, how did you proceed?
> 
> /Roger
> 
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  • What is the best way to approach the structuring of inventory data?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>