Topic 8 - Relationships Between Features
1999
Specification is organized into separate topic volumes in order to manage the complexity of the subject matter and to assist parallel development of work items by different Working Groups of the OGC Technical Committee.The topics are, in reality, dependent upon one another each one begging to be written first.Each topic must be read in the context of the entire Abstract Specification.The topic volumes are not all written at the same level of detail.Some are mature, and are the basis for Requests For Proposal (RFP).Others are immature, and require additional specification before RFPs can be issued.The level of maturity of a topic reflects the level of understanding and discussion occurring within the Technical Committee.Refer to the OGC Technical Committee Policies and Procedures [2] and Technology Development Process [3] documents for more information on the OGC OpenGIS™ standards development process.