Release candidate of the L3 Spatial Processes and Geometries package (spatial)

[Frank Bergmann]

Dear Members of the SBML community,

As part of the process of developing and accepting SBML L3 packages the

PWG are required to submit a 'release candidate' specification; together
with information relating to two pieces of software that implement the
specification; for approval by the SBML editors.

The SBML L3 Spatial Processes and Geometries package group (spatial) has now
submitted this information which is publicly available here:

https://github.com/sbmlteam/sbml-specifications/blob/release/sbml-level-3/version-1/spatial/specification/spatial-v1-sbml-l3v1-rel0.97.pdf

Implementations are available in: CellBlender, CellOrganizer, Smoldyn, SpatialModelEditor, VCell and XitoSBML.

The SBML editors (excluding those that may be authors of the spatial spec)
will now consider the spec and the implementations and determine whether
they meet the "Criteria for approval" as outlined in the SBML
Development process.

https://sbml.org/documents/process/level-3-process/

At this point we are opening the floor to comments from all members of
the SBML community who have not been particularly involved with the
development of spatial.

Thank you

Frank
on behalf of the SBML editors