KML: A New Standard for Sharing Maps

By Michael Weiss-Malik, KML Product Manager

We've got great news for you from the geo world: KML, originally created as a file format for overlaying content in Google Earth, is now an international standard. The Open Geospatial Consortium has announced its acceptance of KML 2.2 as an official OGC Standard, and they will now take the responsibility for maintaining and expanding it. Read more on the LatLong blog.