This presentation was by
yours truly, and the reason I
was unable to attend Chris Lilley's SVG talk.
Feel free to download my
AIML PowerPoint presentation from our NASA site.
The
Astronomical Instrument Markup Language
is a domain-specific implementation of the more generalized
Instrument Markup Language.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and
AppNet, Inc.
are developing AIML to
command and control astronomical instruments. Our software
architecture combines the platform-independent processing
capabilities of Java with the power of XML. A key aspect of
the object-oriented architecture, implemented in Java,
involves software that is driven by the AIML instrument
description. Our techniques, initially targeted for an
airborne observatory, will eventually enable astronomers
around the world to easily access infrared instruments (e.g.,
telescopes, cameras, and spectrometers) located in various
remote and inhospitable environments.
For much more detail, including a sample XML file and
corresponding DTD, see our
NASA Web site.
XML Meets Graphics
Although I was unable to attend Chris Lilley's talk about
Scalable Vector Graphics
(see below), I understand he generated a great deal of
interest. There was mention of the recently announced public
beta of an
SVG export filter for CorelDraw 9
I believe
Lilley's talk will appear on
the W3C site, but as of this writing, it has not yet posted.
