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Orbit XML File
An Orbit XML File (*.oxf) is Orbit's xml vector file storage format: XML stands for 'Extensible Markup Language' which is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. More information can be found at wikipedia or W3.
An OXF stores both spatial information (geometry) and attribute information.
Structure
An Orbit XML File is similar to an Orbit Vector File:
- one Dataset contains one or more Models
- each Model has a unique Spatial Component (points, lines, or areas) and unique Attribute Component
- each Attribute Component contains one or more Attributes grouped by one or more Attribute Sets
- each Attribute can have one or more values
Reasons to use
- uses the XML format which is both human and machine readable
- takes advantage of the extended structure capabilities of the original OVF
Create
On OXF file can be created by exporting a dataset, see Dataset Context Menu.
Legend and Georeference
The OXF can be accompanied by
- an Orbit Legend file (*.olg) to define the legend or presentation of the resource in Orbit.
- an Orbit Resource Description file (*.ord) or a projection file (*.prj) to define the coordinate reference system of the resource in Orbit.
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <root> <models> <model id="1" name="model1"> <modeldefinition datatype="Point/Line/Area" dimensions="2D/3D"> <attributes> <attributetable id="1" name="table1"> <attribute id="1" name="attributename1" datatype="String/Boolean/Integer1/Integer2/Integer4/Integer8/Float4/Float8" /> <attribute id="2" name="attributename2" datatype="String/Boolean/Integer1/Integer2/Integer4/Integer8/Float4/Float8" /> </attributetable> <attributetable id="2" name="table2"> <attribute id="1" name="attributename1" datatype="String/Boolean/Integer1/Integer2/Integer4/Integer8/Float4/Float8" /> <attribute id="2" name="attributename2" datatype="String/Boolean/Integer1/Integer2/Integer4/Integer8/Float4/Float8" /> <attribute id="3" name="attributename3" datatype="String/Boolean/Integer1/Integer2/Integer4/Integer8/Float4/Float8" /> </attributetable> </attributes> </modeldefinition> </model> <model id="2" name="model2"> ... </model> </model> <model id="3" name="model3"> ... </model> </models> <objects modelid="1"> <object id="objectid"> <spatial> <part> <point x="X" y="Y" / x="X" y="Y" z="Z"/> <point x="X" y="Y" / x="X" y="Y" z="Z"/> ... <point x="X" y="Y" / x="X" y="Y" z="Z"/> </part> </spatial> <attributerow tableid="1" rowid="0"> <attribute id="1" value="columnvalue1" /> <attribute id="2" value="columnvalue2" /> </attributerow> <attributerow tableid="2" rowid="0"> <attribute id="1" value="columnvalue1" /> <attribute id="2" value="columnvalue2" /> <attribute id="3" value="columnvalue3" /> </attributerow> </object> </objects> <objects modelid="..."> ... </objects> <objects modelid="..."> ... </objects> <objects modelid="..."> ... </objects> </root>
Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36