ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34 N0358 Rev

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34

Information Technology --

Document Description and Processing Languages

A proposal for a new work item shall be submitted to the secretariat of the ISO/IEC joint technical committee concerned with a copy to the ISO Central Secretariat.

Presentation of the proposal - to be completed by the proposer Guidelines for proposing and justifying a new work item are given in ISO Guide 26.
 

Title (subject to be covered and type of standard, e.g. terminology, method of test, performance requirements, etc.)    Topic Maps (ISO/IEC 13250)

Scope (and field of application)  Topic maps enable multiple, concurrent views of sets of information objects. The structural nature of these views is unconstrained; they may reflect an object oriented approach, or they may be relational, hierarchical, ordered, unordered, or any combination of the foregoing. Moreover, an unlimited number of topic maps may be overlaid on a given set of information resources. (From ISO/IEC 13250)

Purpose and justification - attach a separate page as annex, if necessary  This is a restatement of the standard to allow the following: Formal specification of the topic maps data model Explanation of the relationship between the two standard interchange syntaxes Conformance testing of topic map engines through the use of a canonical syntax Correction of defects The resulting standard is expected to contain the following: A guide to the relationships between the topic maps standards The Standard Application Model The Reference Model The XML Topic Maps syntax (XTM) and how it is deserialized The HyTime Topic Maps syntax (HyTM) and how it is deserialized Canonicalization of topic maps (for conformance testing)

Programme of work If the proposed new work item is approved , which of the following document(s) is (are) expected to be developed? ____ a single International Standard  ____ more than one International Standard (expected number: ........ )  _X__ a multi-part International Standard consisting of 6 parts  ____ an amendment or amendments to the following International Standard(s) ....................................  ____ a technical report , type 2

Relevant documents to be considered Guide to the topic map standards (SC34 N323), ISO/IEC 13250, Topic Maps (SC34 N322), The XML Topic Maps (XTM) Syntax 1.0 (SC34 N328), Reference Model for ISO/IEC 13250 Topic Maps (SC34 N344), The Standard Application Model for Topic Maps (SC34 N356)

Cooperation and liaison ISUG, OASIS

Preparatory work offered with target date(s)

Signature: Sara Desautels, ANSI

Will the service of a maintenance agency or registration authority be required?  No - If yes, have you identified a potential candidate? ................ - If yes, indicate name ............................................................. Are there any known requirements for coding? No -If yes, please specify on a separate page Are there any known requirements for cultural and linguistic adaptability? No - If yes, please specify on a separate page Does the proposed standard concern known patented items? No - If yes, please provide full information in an annex

Comments and recommendations of the JTC 1 Secretariat - attach a separate page as an annex, if necessary
 

Comments with respect to the proposal in general, and recommendations thereon:

Voting on the proposal - Each P-member of the ISO/IEC joint technical committee has an obligation to vote within the time limits laid down (normally three months after the date of circulation).
 

Date of circulation:  2002-12-20

Closing date for voting:  2003-03-20

Signature of JTC 1/SC 34 Secretary: Sara Desautels, ANSI

Notes to Proforma

A. Business Relevance. That which identifies market place relevance in terms of what problem is being solved and or need being addressed.

A.1. Market Requirement. When submitting a NP, the proposer shall identify the nature of the Market Requirement, assessing the extent to which it is essential, desirable or merely supportive of some other project.

A.2 Technical Regulation. If a Regulatory requirement is deemed to exist - e.g. for an area of public concern e.g. Information Security, Data protection, potentially leading to regulatory/public interest action based on the use of this voluntary international standard - the proposer shall identify this here.

B. Related Work. Aspects of the relationship of this NP to other areas of standardization work shall be identified in this section.

B.1 Competition/Maintenance. If this NP is concerned with completing or maintaining existing standards, those concerned shall be identified here.

B.2 External Commitment. Groups, bodies, or fora external to JTC1 to which a commitment has been made by JTC for cooperation and or collaboration on this NP shall be identified here.

B.3 External Std/Specification. If other activities creating standards or specifications in this topic area are known to exist or be planned, and which might be available to JTC1 as PAS, they shall be identified here.

C. Technical Status. The proposer shall indicate here an assessment of the extent to which the proposed standard is supported by current technology.

C.1 Mature Technology. Indicate here the extent to which the technology is reasonably stable and ripe for standardization.

C.2 Prospective Technology. If the NP is anticipatory in nature based on expected or forecasted need, this shall be indicated here.

C.3 Models/Tools. If the NP relates to the creation of supportive reference models or tools, this shall be indicated here.

D. Any other aspects of background information justifying this NP shall be indicated here.

D. Conformity Assessment and Interoperability

D.1 Indicate here if Conformity Assessment is relevant to your project. If so, indicate how it is addressed in your project plan.

D.2 Indicate here if Interoperability is relevant to your project. If so, indicate how it is addressed in your project plan.