Thursday, January 27, 2005

Standards New Zealand to adopt XML

Standards NZ are moving to XML format. They have their catalogue now as PDF and a database format with its own viewer but the move to XML is interesting. For AEC perhaps this means there will be potential to integrate & reference standards information directly in the relevant BIM object style/family.

Computerworld - Standards body to adopt XML

Standards New Zealand, the body that oversees the development of industry standards, is to convert its catalogue of more than 3,000 standards to XML…