LandXML

LandXML
Status	Published
First published	10 July 2000
Latest version	1.2; 2008-07-29
Preview version	2.0; 2014-07-20
Organization	LandXML.org Industry Consortium
Authors	Nathan Crews
Base standards	XML
Predecessor	AASHTO E-ASE ASCII
Domain	Interchange of civil engineering and survey data
Website	www.landxml.org

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

^ "About Us". www.landxml.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ Šimenić, Denis (2021). Building Information Modelling (BIM) For Road Infrastructure: TEM Requirements and Recommendations (PDF). Geneva: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. p. 39. ISBN 978-92-1-005549-9.
^ Crews, Nathan (2012-10-26). "LandXML is Not OGC". www.landxml.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ Haanen, Anselm; Bevin, Tony; Sutherland, Neil (2002-04-19). "e-Cadastre-Automation of the New Zealand Survey System" (PDF). Proceedings of the FIG XXII International Congress. International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ Rebolj, Danijel; Čuč-babič, Nenad; Tibaut, Andrej; Magdič, Aleš (12–14 June 2002). "Evolution of a Road Product Model" (PDF). CIB W78 Conference Series. (2002). International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. ISSN 2706-6568 – via ITC Digital library.
^ "Software Applications". www.landxml.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "LandXML Schema Specifications". www.landxml.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.