PDF has a reputation of being bad for 'open data', but there are already features of PDF that can be used for storing and retrieving data associated with parts of a PDF file, and more features coming.
A draft charter will be posted soon.
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As there were no objections, I’ve now posted the group Charter (which contains not only the Scope of the effort but also the process for changing the charter).
In addition, a stable version of Process notes, details of how the group operates, which can be updated without a charter change.
PDF has had a reputation of being bad for ‘open data’, but there are already features of PDF that can be used for storing and retrieving data associated with parts of a PDF file.
The group will work to improve the ability of publishers of PDF documents to include Data in those documents in a way that consumers of data can easily extract the data with readily available tools.
This is a community initiative. This group was originally proposed on 2016-07-17 by Larry Masinter. The following people supported its creation: Larry Masinter, Rohan Thacker, Herb Jellinek, Mike Perlman, Abe Jellinek, Leonard Rosenthol. W3C’s hosting of this group does not imply endorsement of the activities.
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