XML Developers Guide 2005-04-25 Data A set of guidelines upon which strong consensus exists to enable interoperability at the data layer. Ease of sharing information without having to perform data transformations. Data Management Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Format / Classification eXtensible Markup Language (XML) Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Types / Validation XML Schema Service Interface and Integration Integration Enterprise Application Integration Transformation and Formatting Service Interface and Integration Integration Enterprise Application Integration XML Developers Guide XML Community of Practice http://xml.gov Owen D Ambur Owen_Ambur@ios.doi.gov