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

[Philip Crotwell]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Joachim Saul <saul at gfz-potsdam.de> wrote:

>
> The most important consistency is with the SEED standard.

I would argue that consistency for end users is the only thing that
matters. Consistency with the SEED spec may be a means to that end,
but if the end users do not perceive it as being consistent, it isn't
consistent.

To me, that means we need to look at the bigger picture. Ideally we
would have location ids that could be represented by exactly the same
characters in:
   stationXML
   miniseed
   URLS
   client displays
   databases
  and even email
in a way that is explicit, consistent and natural for the end user.

To be honest, I don't like any of the choices. If I had my way, loc
ids would have been defined as strictly two characters like
^([A-Z0-9]{2})$, and 00 would have been what you used if you didn't
care. Alas, that horse has left the barn.

Maybe not even worth $0.02... :)
Philip

>
>
> Cheers
> Joachim
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