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September 23, 2009

OGC Invites Members and others to Apply for GSDI Grants

On behalf of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association, the OGC invites organizations to participate in the GSDI Association Small Grants Program.The application deadline for the Small Grants Program for the year 2009-10 is 1 October 2009.The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association is dedicated to international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national, and international spatial data infrastructure developments that would allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance.OpenGIS(R) Standards support interoperable solutions that geo-enable the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT.OGC Standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

September 16, 2009

Register for October 7 OGC Spatial Law and Policy Summit!

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) has a limited number of registrations available for the Spatial Law and Policy Summit that will be held at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center on October 7, 2009.Professionals from government and the private sector whose work involves laws and policies related to geospatial technology are invited to register and attend.The Summit will feature a keynote talk by Robert W. Corell, Vice President of Programs at The Heinz Center.To register, visit the OGC Spatial Law and Policy Summit website at http://www.gita.org/ets .These standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

September 10, 2009

OGC Announces Spatial Law and Policy Summit

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) will hold a Spatial Law and Policy Summit at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center on October 7, 2009.Professionals from government and the private sector whose work involves laws and policies related to geospatial technology are invited to register and attend.The Summit will be chaired by OGC director and Executive Committee member Kevin Pomfret, a Richmond, Virginia based attorney who has written and spoken extensively on spatial law and technology.To register, visit the OGC Spatial Law and Policy Summit website at:http://www.gita.org/events/ETS/ogc_ets.aspThe OGC® is an international consortium of more than 385 companies, government agencies, research organizations, and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geospatial standards.These standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

September 1, 2009

OGC India Forum Established to Advance Geospatial Standards in India

The India Forum of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) was recently chartered to provide government, academic, research and industry organizations in India with opportunities to learn about and discuss issues related to interoperability of geographic information involving OGC standards.Dr. Ashok Kaushal, Managing Director, PCI Geomatics (India), author of the India Forum charter, said, Forum members want to work together in India to maximize the benefits of using open standards in dealing with geospatial information.The OGC India Forum founding members are:Director General Military SurveyDepartment of Science &TechnologyDSM Soft Private LtdERDASGIS Development Private LtdInfoTech Enterprises LtdINCOISPCI GeomaticsRolta India LtdThe members of the India Forum of the OGC invite other Indian organizations to join the Forum.The OGC® is an international consortium of more than 385 companies, government agencies, research organizations, and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geospatial standards.OGC Standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

August 26, 2009

The OGC(R) Announces Learning Resources for Geospatial Standards

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces an important new set of public resources for learning about, developing and implementing interoperable geospatial capabilities.The OGC Learn page is interactive.The Learn page is part of OGC NetworkTM, a window onto the dynamic, constantly changing Geospatial Web as described by the OGC Reference Model (ORM) (http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/orm).From the OGC NetworkTM site developers and geodata coordinators can quickly locate OGC-compatible geospatial Web services, the latest XML schema documents, discussion forums, compliance testing resources, and GML profile working areas.It provides the latest information on OGC-compatible software, services, and information models (GML profiles, Style Layer Descriptor (SLD) examples, etc.).

August 24, 2009

OGC Korea Forum Established, First Meeting Announced

Seoul, Korea, August 24, 2009: The Korea Forum of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is a Korean organization chartered to provide government, academic, research and industry organizations in Korea with opportunities to learn about and discuss issues related to interoperability of geographic information involving OGC standards.Jinsoo You, Chair of OGC Korea, said, This national forum will be the foundation for the development of GeoWeb Services Network – a Paradigm of Mutual Prosperity in Korea.The OGC Korea Forum will hold a national geospatial interoperability event on November 18 in Seoul to introduce OGC standards and activities to Korean geospatial industry and government sectors.The current membership of the OGC Korea Forum includes: Korea Land Corporation, TopQuadrant Korea, National Geographic Information Institute, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute, Pusan National University, Sejong University, Dept.OGC Standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

August 19, 2009

OGC and OSCRE Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Wayland, Mass., August 19, 2009 – The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in standards development and to enable and promote the use of Web based geospatial technologies in real estate commerce and real property management.We expect enormous value for members of OSCRE and OGC from this working relationship.About the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) AmericasHeadquartered in Washington, D.C., OSCRE Americas, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) non-profit, voluntary, member-based standards adoption and development consortium of 52 companies.About the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®)The OGC® is an international consortium of more than 385 companies, government agencies, research organizations, and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geospatial standards.OGC Standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

August 12, 2009

OGC and MISMO Join Forces to Advance Standards for Real Estate Transactions

Wayland, Mass., August 12, 2009 – The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).With so many actors involved in real estate development, transactions and forms of management, Web-based geospatial standards can help to further advance the industry in its modernization.MISMO data standards and OGC Service and data standards enable a straightforward path to realizing benefits across this industry.The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) (www.mismo.org), a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) managed by the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), is the leading technology standards development body for both the Residential and Commercial industry segments.OGC Standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

August 7, 2009

Save the Date for OGC’s Spatial Law and Policy Summit!

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that it will hold a Spatial Law and Policy Summit at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center on October 7, 2009.Professionals from the government and private sector whose work involves laws and policies related to geospatial technology are invited to register and attend.To learn more, visit the OGC Spatial Law and Policy Summit website at http://www.opengeospatial.org/event/091007ets.The OGCs Spatial Law and Policy Committee provides an open forum for OGC members legal and policy advisors to discuss the unique legal and policy issues associated with spatial data and technology.The Consortium seeks to ensure that OGC standards reflect best practices with respect to law, policy and societal requirements that shape institutional uptake of interoperable geoprocessing.