Description
At the January 12th, 2012 meeting of the Reference Information Model Subcommittee, the members discussed the following topics:
1. TOPIC: What were our major RIM accomplishments in 2011 and what challenges remain? (Answer: The major RIM accomplishments included developing the process for submitting common components and profiles and facilitating the OASIS approval of three common components, the Common Types, the CIQ Profile and the GML Simple Features Profile. A primary challenge is the further development of the EDXL Information Model; however Rex has made significant progress in developing both the architecture model and the ontology of terms. )
2. TOPIC: Is a reference implementation of the EDXL Information Model along with an Emergency Services pattern possible? (Answer: Yes. Mitre has created an impressive dashboard capability and Rex is working an Emergency Services pattern in NCOIC. These capabilities and patterns could be the reference implementation that allows users and developers to get a practical and useful representation of the benefits of standardized emergency terms and services. )
3. TOPIC: What levels of modeling should our RIM work address? (Answer: Regarding high level modeling versus implementation, the consensus is that the the focus is establishing a formal foundation for a data model and protocols for interaction between components. This serves the purposes of consistency, organization, information, and guidance. This would include taking existing specifications and re-analyzing them to convert into the formal model and check consistency of the specification with the formal model. As needed, we deliver common components. In the long run, we might generate a skeleton of a specification for a new specification, perhaps similar to the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) subschema generation tool. There is also the potential for translation of current XML into more expressive formats to enable the benefits for those who need them.)
