[DM1-8] XML introduction

XML knowledge is an important bases for understanding GML. Moreover XML tools like XSLT are important to transform XML or GML data sets into other XML based formats like SVG or others. Important issues: - Motivation, purpose - Relation to HTML - XML document structure - XML syntax, elements, attributes and namespaces - xlink, xpath and XSLT - XML DTD - XML schema

Introduction

External resources

• Møller, Anders, & Schwartzbach, Michael I. (2006). An Introduction to XML and Web Technologies. Harlow: Addison-Wesley.
• Yott, P. (2005). Introduction to XML. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly: Metadata: A Cataloger's Primer, 40(3-4), 213-235. DOI: 10.1300/J104v40n03_10

Learning outcomes

• 2290 - Understand and use XML

  Understand and use XML

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [DM1-8] XML introduction subclassof [DM1] Foundations for Data Modelling Storage and Exploitation