[webservices] A question of location ID, how to represent empty IDs in XML?

[Joachim Saul]

Philip Crotwell [07/25/14 15:35]:
> It sounds like you are saying "change is hard, so we shouldn't do it".

That depends very much on the kind of change I would say. The change 
that is currently being discussed is a hack that might help XML parser 
developers, with hefty repercussions otherwise.

If that is the change, it indeed shouldn't be done.

What I would highly welcome and support is a mature, future-proof 
channel naming concept (involving network codes, too!) with a clear 
implementation roadmap. There have been attempts in this direction, led 
by the USGS and the ISC, but they are not reflected in current FDSN 
StationXML.

Cheers
Joachim