Document: webcgm
Title: WebCGM 1.0 Second Release
Author: W3C
Abstract: CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) has been an ISO standard for
 vector and composite vector/raster picture definition since 1987. It has
 been a registered MIME type since 1995. CGM has a significant following
 in technical illustration, electronic documentation, geophysical data
 visualization, amongst other application areas. WebCGM is a profile for
 the effective application of CGM in Web electronic documents. WebCGM has
 been a joint effort of the CGM Open Consortium, in collaboration with
 W3C staff and supported by the European Commission Esprit project. It
 represents an important interoperability agreement amongst major users
 and implementors of CGM, and thereby unifies current diverse approaches
 to CGM utilization in Web document applications. WebCGM's clear and
 unambiguous conformance requirements will enhance interoperability of
 implementations, and it should be possible to leverage existing CGM
 validation tools, test suites, and the product certification testing
 services for application to WebCGM . While WebCGM is a binary file
 format and is not "stylable", nevertheless WebCGM follows published W3C
 requirements for a scalable graphics format where such are applicable.
 The design criteria for the graphical content of WebCGM aimed at a
 balance between graphical expressive power on the one hand, and
 simplicity and implementability on the other. A small but powerful set
 of metadata elements is standardized in WebCGM, to support the
 functionalities of: hyperlinking and document navigation; picture
 structuring and layering; and, search and query on WebCGM picture
 content.
Section: web/w3

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