{{stack, {{Infobox file format , name = Street events Data Exchange Protocol , screenshot = , caption = Streetworks, with points, polylines and polygons. , extension = .sdep or .xml , mime = text/xml , type code = , uniform type = public.xml , magic = , owner = Elgin , creatorcode = , released = {{Start date, 2006, 04, 07, df=yes , latest release version = 5 , latest release date = {{Start date and age, 2010, 05, df=yes , genre =

Markup language Markup language refers to a text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship between its parts. Markup is often used to control the display of the document ...

data exchange Data exchange is the process of taking data structured under a ''source'' schema and transforming it into a ''target'' schema, so that the target data is an accurate representation of the source data.A. Doan, A. Halevy, and Z. Ives.Principles of da ...

Geographic Information System A geographic information system (GIS) is a type of database containing Geographic data and information, geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with Geographic information system software, sof ...

, container for = , contained by = , extended from =

SGML The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML; ISO 8879:1986) is a standard for defining generalized markup languages for documents. ISO 8879 Annex A.1 states that generalized markup is "based on two postulates": * Declarative: Markup should des ...

XML Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing arbitrary data. It defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. T ...

SOAP Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are use ...

, GML, NLPG , extended to = , standard
http://interim.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
, open = yes , url
http://www.elgin.org.uk
o

The SDEP (Street events Data Exchange Protocol) comprises an XML schema, XML data schema and web service

WSDL The Web Services Description Language (WSDL ) is an XML-based interface description language that is used for describing the functionality offered by a web service. The acronym is also used for any specific WSDL description of a web service (also ...

for exchanging information about streetworks, roadworks, and street events between systems. Elgin was funded by the UK NeSDS Government e-Standards Programme to conduct a consultation and convene meetings to define the requirements of a common data exchange protocol for streetworks registers and other systems handling street events data. SDEP was developed to allow the open exchange of such data between back office systems used by

local authorities Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

to manage their highway networks in order to enable

e-Government E-government (short for electronic government) is the use of technological communications devices, such as computers and the Internet, to provide public services to citizens and other persons in a country or region. E-government offers new ...

and streetworks co-ordination. The SDEP consultation group comprised ELGIN (Chair), Mayrise Ltd., Symology Ltd., Pitney Bowes Inc., Exor Corporation (Bentley Systems),

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific duti ...

and Transport for London, with the National Traffic Control Centre in an observing capacity.

External links

SDEP technical documentation including an XML schema and WSDL
XML markup languages Web service specifications World Wide Web Consortium standards Technical communication Computer file formats Open formats Data modeling languages Data serialization formats Application layer protocols Presentation layer protocols

See also

External links