ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34 N221

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34

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Title: New Work Item Proposal, Topic Map Constraint Language, with acceptance criteria
Source: JTC1/SC34/WG3
Project: New Proposal
Project editor: N/A
Status: New Proposal for a Technical Report
Action: For transmission to JTC1
Date: 23 May 2001
Summary:
Distribution: SC34 and Liaisons
Refer to: SC34 N226
Supercedes:
Reply to: Dr. James David Mason
(ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 Chairman)
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Ms. Sara Hafele, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Secretariat
American National Standards Institute
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PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WORK ITEM

Date of presentation of proposal:
2001-05-23		 Proposer:
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34
Secretariat:
U. S. National Body		 ISO/IEC JTC 1 N XXXX

A proposal for a new work item shall be submitted to the secretariat of the ISO/IEC joint technical committee concerned with a copy to the ISO Central Secretariat.

Presentation of the proposal - to be completed by the proposer Guidelines for proposing and justifying a new work item are given in ISO Guide 26.

Title Topic Map Constraint Language
Scope Mechanisms for expressing constraints on classes of topic maps conforming to ISO/IEC 13250:2000

Purpose and justification

  • To enable the documentation of the structure and semantics of a class of topic maps.
  • To provide a foundation for defining vertical or domain specific applications of topic maps.
  • To provide means of validation to ensure consistency within a topic map or across a class of topic maps.
  • To enable applications to provide easier and more intuitive user interfaces for creating and maintaining topic maps.
  • To enable the separation of the tasks of modeling and populating topic maps.
Programme of work

If the proposed new work item is approved , which of the following document(s) is (are) expected to be developed?
_X__ a single International Standard more than one International Standard (expected number: ........ )
____ a multi-part International Standard consisting of .......... parts
____ an amendment or amendments to the following International Standard(s) ....................................
____ a technical report , type ...........

Relevant documents to be considered ISO/IEC 13250:2000 Topic Maps
Cooperation and liaison International SGML/XML Users Group
Preparatory work offered with target date(s) SC34 N226 Draft Requirements for TMCL.
Signature:
Will the service of a maintenance agency or registration authority be required? .........No.............
- If yes, have you identified a potential candidate? ................
- If yes, indicate name .............................................................

Are there any known requirements for coding? ........No.............
-If yes, please specify on a separate page

Does the proposed standard concern known patented items? ...................
- If yes, please provide full information in an annex

Comments and recommendations of the JTC 1 Secretariat - attach a separate page as an annex, if necessary

Comments with respect to the proposal in general, and recommendations thereon:
It is proposed to assign this new item to JTC 1/SC 34

Voting on the proposal - Each P-member of the ISO/IEC joint technical committee has an obligation to vote within the time limits laid down (normally three months after the date of circulation).

Date of circulation:
YYYY-MM-DD		 Closing date for voting:
YYY-MM-DD		 Signature of JTC 1 Secretary:
Lisa A. Rajchel

NEW WORK ITEM PROPOSAL - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Criterion

Validity

Explanation

A Business Requirement

A.1 Market Requirement

Essential ___
Desirable _X_
Supportive ___

A Constraint language is needed to build templates for topic maps conforming to ISO/IEC 13250.

A.2 Regulatory Context

Essential ___
Desirable ___
Supportive ___
Not Relevant __X_

B. Related Work

B.1 Completion/Maintence of current standards

Yes __X_
No___

This project will be part of a series of Standards and Technical Reports that contribute to the implementation and understanding of ISO/IEC 13250, Topic Maps.

B.2 Commitment to other organization

Yes ___
No_X__

B.3 Other Source of standards

Yes ___
No_X__

C. Technical Status

C.1 Mature Technology

Yes _X__
No___

Topic Maps are widely being implemented in the Knowledge Management industry.

C.2 Prospective Technology

Yes _X__
No___

C.3 Models/Tools

Yes _X__
No___

D. Conformity Assessment and Interoperability

D.1 Conformity Assessment

Yes ___
No_X__

D.2 Interoperability

Yes _X__
No___

SGML (ISO 8879), HyTime (ISO/IEC 10744, Topic Maps (ISO/IEC 13250), XML (W3C Recommendation)

E. Other Justification