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In 1989 the Air Transport Association (ATA) adopted Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) as the format for the interchange of 2-dimensional vector based technical illustrations in maintenance documentation. Both The Boeing Company and United Airlines, along with much of the rest of the industry, use CGM internally to transfer 2-dimensional vector data between diverse systems. The decision to use CGM, both at the industry level and by individual companies, was made after a review of available open and proprietary formats. Requirements for creation,

A quantum leap in Web graphics is happening right now.A new technology defined by the W3C called SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is bringing rich, compelling, interactive, high-resolution graphics to the Web. This technology is particularly attractive to GIS developers and users. Today, most mapping systems employ two approaches when delivering interactive maps on the web.The first approach is the familiar Java applet.The second approach involves generating map images on the server and delivering them to the user in either GIF or JPEG image

Looking to help high-end handheld gadgets better adapt to the way video games and other graphics-oriented software are displayed, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tuesday recommended Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 and Mobile SVG profiles be anointed standards. SVG is an open file format that enables two-dimensional images to be displayed in XML pages on the Web. SVG enables the viewing of an image on a computer display of any size and resolution. SVG also allows text within images to be recognized as such, so that the text can be located by a

After more than five years of successful cooperation with OASIS as an affiliate, CGM Open has transitioned to become a Member Section of the OASIS global standards consortium. With the inaugural meeting of its OASIS CGM Open WebCGM Technical Committee, CGM Open has taken the next step, launching an aggressive agenda built around advanced development and interoperability of the well-established WebCGM standard.WebCGM version 1.0, a vector graphics standard used in online technical documents such as parts catalogs and electronic manuals, was produced by a