<s>
INTERLIS	B-Application
is	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
modeling	O
and	O
integration	O
of	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
into	O
contemporary	O
and	O
future	O
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
is	O
INTERLIS	B-Application
version	O
2.3	O
(	O
English	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
listed	O
as	O
Swiss	O
standard	O
SN612031	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unified	O
,	O
documented	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
provides	O
many	O
advantages	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
comprehensive	O
integration	O
of	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
INTERLIS	B-Application
helps	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
above-mentioned	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
discussion	O
of	O
interfaces	O
about	O
fixed	O
formats	O
and	O
open	O
program	O
interfaces	O
(	O
APIs	B-Application
)	O
and	O
interfaces	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
question	O
which	O
type	O
of	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
should	O
be	O
captured	O
and	O
maintained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
INTERLIS	B-Application
is	O
not	O
only	O
targeting	O
the	O
mass	O
market	O
of	O
the	O
casual	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
viewers	O
but	O
was	O
specially	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
answer	O
to	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
users	O
and	O
producers	O
(	O
the	O
doers	O
)	O
who	O
are	O
relying	O
on	O
explicitly	O
described	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
properties	O
of	O
this	O
language	O
include	O
being	O
specially	O
adapted	O
to	O
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
implementation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
considerable	O
dedication	O
to	O
practicability	O
and	O
extensibility	O
.	O
</s>
