RFC 5870: A Uniform Resource Identifier for Geographic Locations ('geo' URI)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document specifies a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) for geographic locations using the 'geo\' scheme name. A 'geo' URI identifies a physical location in a two- or three-dimensional coordinate reference system in a compact, simple, human-readable, and protocol-independent way. The default coordinate reference system used is the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS-84). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC5870
- Published
- June 2010
- Authors
- A. Mayrhofer; C. Spanring
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rai
- Pages
- 23
- Also known as
- —
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