SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics: Overview & Status

Quangzhou -- May 2012 -- David Dailey


What and why is SVG?

Scalable See zoom.svg
W3C (open) standard From the World Wide Web Consortium. (They brought us HTML, CSS, XML, etc.)
Client-side graphics Light impact on web-servers. Think: Dynamic Graphical Content!
JavaScript/CSS/AJAX/DOM Technologies already familiar to web programmers
SMIL onboard SMIL: W3C standard supporting multimedia and animation for non-programmers
Accessible  Imagery "readable" by humans and search engines. Anyone can view the source.
Some overlap with
Flash or Silverlight
But better!  Nonproprietary, cross-platform, XML and interoperable with  W3C standards.
Web applications Suitable for incorporation with HTML5, web-based applications.
Learning about it Excellent reference materials!

Where it is?