opengeospatial / opengeospatial/ogcapi-features

Reccomendations/guidelines for axis order?

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Should the specification give recommendations on axis order, while leaving implementers free to use the axis order they prefer?
Would the order have to be fixed, so that all outputs requested in, say, "http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4269" (NAD83), share the same order (ask the same, get the same)?
However, by experience, the "useful" axis order is linked to the chosen output format, shapefiles hardly work in practice when returned in north/east order for example.

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Start by reviewing the specification’s treatment of the EPSG:4269 CRS and axis order, including the shapefile output example mentioned in the issue. Determine whether the specification should recommend or require a consistent order, and document the decision and its implications for output formats.

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api
Issue type
Feature
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Over a week
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Needs clarification
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