[CF-metadata] Web reference to a standard name?

From: Jeff deLaBeaujardiere <Jeff.deLaBeaujardiere>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:40:47 -0500

On 2010-12-14 12:56, John Graybeal wrote:
> Just to be crystal clear, the places where you have '16' could also have 'current' (if I understand correctly what Roy was saying about their server), and the mmisw one could also be served with a particular version ID (analogous to the NERC example).

I think it is of the utmost importance to have a URI that does not include a version number
and always provides the latest answer. Otherwise you have a proliferation of identifiers
mean the same thing but appear to change every time the overall vocabulary is updated. You
can also have a version-specific entry if desired.

There were similar discussions regarding identifiers for coordinate reference system
identifiers from EPSG (European Petroleum Survey Group), and it was fortunately
recognized that a version-less URI was essential.

-Jeff
Received on Thu Dec 16 2010 - 12:40:47 GMT