Uniform Resource Name

IANA Namespaces for URNs

graybeal — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:44:00 -0700

This IANA registry provides links to the document that describes each URN scheme.

OGC Best Practices for URNs

graybeal — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:43:00 -0700

a best practice document that describes a standard mechanism for using URNs to reference various abstract concepts and resources, especially those relating to coordinate reference systems (e.g. datums, ellipsoids, prime meridians, etc). The URNs follow the format "urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:6.3:26986" (for a CRS defined in the EPSG codespace, in this example)

OGC Creating URN Resolver

graybeal — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:50:00 -0800

The techical team at OGC is creating a system to resolve URNs (Uniform Resource Names), and would like your input.

The Open Geospatial Consortium has begun implementing a prototype service that relates internet uniform resource names, or URNs, to their corresponding web sites, or to other web resources. This service, called a URN resolver, is the first of its type for the environmental community. They would like feedback from the community on this service.

URN Namespace for OGC

graybeal — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:48:00 -0800

Document by Carl Reed on the URN namespace for OGC.