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Welcome to the ISO/TC211 Wiki on best practices for modelling geographic information in UML

The purpose of this wiki is to collect and present best practices for modelling geographic information in UML, and to make the models understandable for both machines and humans.
See also related wikis for ISO/TC211 XMG and ISO/TC211-GOM.

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Introduction

• Basic UML
• Level of abstraction
• Reference material

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Best practices

• Relevant requirements and recommendations
• Best practices for modelling
• Best practices for designing class diagrams
• Best practices to help implementation

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Model documentation

• Automated documentation of models
• Versions
• Exporting diagrams to image files

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Tools, scripts and searches

• Scripts in Enterprise Architect - Sample scripts
• Model searches in Enterprise Architect
• ShapeChange plugin
• Creating XML Schemas From the Harmonized Model Using ShapeChange

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