Interlis
Encyclopedia
The INTERLIS standard which has been especially composed in order to fulfill the requirements of modeling and the integration of geodata
into contemporary and future geographic information systems
. The current version is INTERLIS version 2.3 (English), Swiss standard SN612031. INTERLIS version 1 remains a Swiss standard SN612030.
INTERLIS fulfils the above mentioned requirements. Consequently the discussion of interfaces about fixed formats and open programm interfaces (APIs
) and interfaces leads to the question which type of geodata we want to capture and maintain. INTERLIS is not only targeting the mass market
of the casual geodata viewers but was especially designed as and answer to the needs of the users and producers (the doers) who are relying on explicitly described geodata structures. Additional properties of this language are: the special adaption to geographic information systems implementability and practicability and the extensibility.
Geoinformation
Geoinformation is an abbreviation of geographic information. Geographic information is created by manipulating geographic data in a computerized system. Systems can include computers and networks, standards and protocols for data use and exchange between users within a range of different...
into contemporary and future geographic information systems
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
. The current version is INTERLIS version 2.3 (English), Swiss standard SN612031. INTERLIS version 1 remains a Swiss standard SN612030.
Overview
With the usage of unified, documented geodata and the flexible exchange possibilities the following advantage may occur:- e standardized documentation
- e compatible data exchangeData exchangeData exchange is the process of taking data structured under a source schema and actually transforming it into data structured under a target schema, so that the target data is an accurate representation of the source data. Data exchange is similar to the related concept of data integration except...
- e comprehensive integration of geodata e.g. from different data owners.
- e quality proofing
- e long term data storageComputer storageComputer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to computer components and recording media that retain digital data. Data storage is one of the core functions and fundamental components of computers....
- e contract-proof security and the availability of the software
INTERLIS fulfils the above mentioned requirements. Consequently the discussion of interfaces about fixed formats and open programm interfaces (APIs
Application programming interface
An application programming interface is a source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other...
) and interfaces leads to the question which type of geodata we want to capture and maintain. INTERLIS is not only targeting the mass market
Mass market
The mass market is a general business term describing the largest group of consumers for a specified industry product. It is the opposite extreme of the term niche market.-General:...
of the casual geodata viewers but was especially designed as and answer to the needs of the users and producers (the doers) who are relying on explicitly described geodata structures. Additional properties of this language are: the special adaption to geographic information systems implementability and practicability and the extensibility.