LandXML, initiated by Autodesk in December 1999, is an industry-driven, open XML data exchange standard that addresses the needs of private and public land development professionals, software/hardware producers, and service vendors. The first draft LandXML schema was derived from the earlier ASCII-based EAS-E (Engineering and Surveying - Exchange) data interchange standard initiative.
LandXML specifies a design data structure that:
● Transfers
civil engineering / survey design data between producers and consumers.
● Provide a
data format suitable for long-term data archival.
● Provide a
standard format for official electronic design submission.
LandXML data may also be used as:
● Source
data for quantity take-off, cost estimation.
● Source data
for custom calculations and reports.
● Accessible
design data from remote/field devices.
● Data
extraction and submittal format for GIS databases.
● Engineering
design data transport layer for collaborative applications.
In the past year, many software programs adopted native XML support features. Desktop applications such as Microsoft Office, AutoCAD as well as database programs such as Microsoft SQL 2000, IBM DMBS and Oracle support XML data nearly seamless. LandXML provides a specialized XML format for land development professionals that suits their needs and provides data that can be used in new ways with business, technical and database software that supports XML.
For the latest in LandXML developments, visit http://www.landxml.org/