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This page documentation describes the Mine Action Extensible Markup Language (maXML). The maXML schema was first created 2002 to be an exchange language for the Mine Action Community. Since then maXML has evolved in step with the advances in Information Management in Mine action and with the Information management System for Mine Action (IMSMA). MaXML can be used to exchange data by any system containing Mine Action information, either with {{IMSMANG}} or other systems. The schema syntax conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Recommendation (October 6, 2000) for XML 1.0.

This documentation introduces the maXML schema and the maXML architecture. The documentation and especially the detailed specification is also a description of the relationship between maXML and {{IMSMANG}}.  In order to have a clear understanding of this the maXML documentation it is essential for the reader to have a basic understanding of XML and XML schema concepts. There are several good sources of information about XML and XML schemas on the Internet. The following links may provide useful in order to learn about XML and XML schemas: