Folks,

Geo folks are also thinking about packaging standards. A brief description is below. See the attached for more info...

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An open standard non-proprietary platform-independent GeoPackage container for distribution and direct use of all kinds of geospatial data will increase the cross-platform interoperability of geospatial applications and web services.  Standard APIs for access and management of GeoPackage data will provide consistent query and update results across such applications and services.  Increased interoperability and result consistency will enlarge the potential market for such applications and services, particularly in resource-constrained mobile computing environments like cell phones and tablets.  GeoPackages will become the standard containers for "MyGeoData" that are used as a transfer format by users and Geospatial Web Services and a storage format on personal and enterprise devices. 

This OpenGIS(r) GeoPackage Implementation Specification defines a GeoPackage as a self-contained, single-file, cross-platform, serverless, transactional, open source RDBMS data container with table definitions, relational integrity constraints, an SQL API exposed via a "C" CLI and JDBC, and an XML manifest that together act as an exchange and direct-use format for multiple types of geospatial data including vector features, individual rasters and tile matrix pyramids, especially on mobile / hand held devices in disconnected or limited network connectivity environments.
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Butch


Butch Lazorchak
Digital Archivist
Library of Congress
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program 
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