& XSLT What about xAL (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ciq/ciq.html#6)? 
If I recall correctly, it was designed to be fairly comprehensive and
cover a variety of address needs.  You could always profile that if you
only needed a subset.

ast

On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 18:14, Stephen GOULD wrote:
>  Hi - has anyone have any comments on the UN/CEFACT Name
>  and Address Structure that I could pass on to these groups ?
>  
>  This group of IT Experts have been reviewing whether the two XML
>  address formats in the Australian eCommerce Standard AS 4590
>  can be simplified to one format only.
>  
>  it appears that UN/EDIFACT also has two EDI Structures in the
>  Address Format.
>  
>  Can this also be simplified to a single Address format ?
>  
>  Regards
>  
>  Stephen GOULD
>  
>  11:22 Wed 13 Dec 2006						REF:ZXSARCF1
>  											Y/R: AS 4590
>  TO:	IT Expert eReview Committee	cc	UN/CEFACT
>  	Name & Address Structure			Standards Australia
>  	AUS ECOMMERCE STANDARDS	Interested Parties
>  
>  Hi - Thank you for taking the time to review the current AS 4590
>  Structure and submitting your responses.
>  
>  ALL the responses received confirm that the simplex version for the
>  Name and Address format of AS 4590 can be replaced by the 
>  Complex Version !
>  
>  Not only that Joost confirmed that a structured format is required
>  for effective data mining - two responses placed on home page
>  http://www.oic.org
>  
>  REVIEW UN/CEFACT - POSSIBLE UN/CEFACT SUPPORT
>  
>  In addition we have reviewed the UN/CEFACT eTrade documents
>  stipulated in the Port of Melbourne EOI 13110 and provided
>  a comparison for your consideration
>  http://www.oic.org/z/XZIG/UNCEFACT/
>  
>  As the Mission Statement of UN/CEFACT sates that it "supports 
>  activities dedicated to improving ebusiness activities" this review by
>  you may be  of considerable importance to UN/CEFACT hence
>  the copy to Duane NICKULL.
>  
>  UN/CEFACT may want to support this initiative as:
>  
>  1	Standards Australia has not been able to reconvene IS/11, 
>  
>  2	Tradegate has shut down ebXML Australia and 
>  
>  3	The Federal Government "retired" the  Australian Panel of eCommerce
>  	Experts 
>  	http://www.ecommerce.treasury.gov.au/html/expert.htm
>  
>  NEXT STEPS
>  
>  B	FRI 15 DEC - BY 17:00 
>  
>  1	review new format again as draft AS 4590 address segment
>  
>  2	If still agree Complex version can replace simplex version
>  
>  Please send e-mail
>  
>  3	"I have reviewed proposed AS 4590 single XML Address
>  	and still consider it as the best option as an eCommerce
>  	Standard"
>  
>  Thank you
>  
>  Regards
>  
>  Stephen GOULD
>  Chair 
>  XLM & eCommerce Special Interest Group
>  OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM
>  
>  E:	sggould@[...].org
>  M:	0416-009-468
>  
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