Language and Writing Systems are Key
Linked to place, language or dialect should be considered important. Please review the ISO 639 family of standards and the TC37 concept standards as database system; in particular ISO 639-6, a hierarchical system of languages and dialects including an extensible system that incorporates written, spoken, signed and sung as well as the ability to code linguistic register and social/group terminology. This is key to a ...more »
Linked to place, language or dialect should be considered important. Please review the ISO 639 family of standards and the TC37 concept standards as database system; in particular ISO 639-6, a hierarchical system of languages and dialects including an extensible system that incorporates written, spoken, signed and sung as well as the ability to code linguistic register and social/group terminology. This is key to a geospatial system that crosses cultural and knowledge boundaries providing a system that is accessible to all. Writing systems and scripts should also be taken into consideration as well as their encoding - UNICODE. The ISO 639 family of standards are freely available.
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