LandXML

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LandXML is an XML file format for interchange of civil engineering design and survey measurement data.[1] It is the most common format for exchanging data on survey points, terrain and grading surfaces, road or rail geometries and pipe networks in infrastructure projects.[2]

History

LandXML was launched in the year 2000 to facilitate vendor-neutral interchange and long-term storage of civil engineering and survey data. It was based on an earlier ASCII format called E-ASE by AASHTO.[3]

The format was adopted by national surveys,[4] research institutes[5] and planning software vendors[6]

The last official release, version 1.2 was published in 2008. A working draft for version 2.0 was published in 2014, but a final version has not been released as of 2025[7]

References

  1. "About Us". http://www.landxml.org/About.aspx. 
  2. Šimenić, Denis (2021) (in EN). Building Information Modelling (BIM) For Road Infrastructure: TEM Requirements and Recommendations. Geneva: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. pp. 39. ISBN 978-92-1-005549-9. https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/2017495_E_pdf_web.pdf. 
  3. Crews, Nathan (2012-10-26). "LandXML is Not OGC". http://www.landxml.org/landxml-gml.aspx. 
  4. Haanen, Anselm; Bevin, Tony; Sutherland, Neil (2002-04-19). "e-Cadastre-Automation of the New Zealand Survey System". Proceedings of the FIG XXII International Congress (International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)). https://www.linz.govt.nz/sites/default/files/cust/e-cadastreautomationofthenewzealandsurveysystem.pdf. Retrieved 2025-07-09. 
  5. Rebolj, Danijel; Čuč-babič, Nenad; Tibaut, Andrej; Magdič, Aleš (12–14 June 2002). "Evolution of a Road Product Model". CIB W78 Conference Series. (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) (2002). ISSN 2706-6568. https://itc.scix.net/pdfs/w78-2002-32.content.pdf. 
  6. "Software Applications". http://www.landxml.org/LandXMLApps.aspx. 
  7. "LandXML Schema Specifications". http://www.landxml.org/Spec.aspx.