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October 17, 2007

The OGC Announces Geospatial Data Quality Survey

The OGC® Technical Committees Spatial Data Quality Working Group (WG) has been gathering information and requirements from OGC members for the past year and has now begun primary research on spatial data quality measures.Their survey on spatial data quality went live on Monday, October 15, targeting thousands of geospatial data suppliers and users from around the world.The group seeks to develop an interoperable framework or model for OGC Quality Assurance Web Services that will enable improved access and sharing of high quality geospatial information.To achieve this goal it is necessary to learn what organizations mean when using the term spatial data quality.We encourage all geospatial users to participate in this survey and build momentum in this increasingly important area of the geospatial industry.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.

October 15, 2007

Northrop Grumman Assumes Strategic Member Role in the OGC

Wayland, MA, October 15, 2007 – The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) today announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation has upgraded its OGC membership from Principal Member to Strategic Member.Strategic Membership is the highest level of membership in OGC.Northrop Grummans membership is through Northrop Grummans Information Technology sector.Northrop Grumman joined OGC in 1996 and has been either a Strategic or Principal Member of the Consortium since 2001.As a premier integrator for the geoprocessing and imagery communities and now as a Strategic Member in OGC, Northrop Grumman plays a leading role in the development and implementation of OGC standards for geospatial interoperability.Northrop Grummans continuing commitment to OGC reflects the companys understanding of their diverse clients needs for interoperable geoprocessing.Northrop Grumman is able to help companies and agencies address increasingly complex problems that involve sharing spatial data and processing resources.

October 11, 2007

Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging Takes Principal Membership in the OGC

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) (http://www.opengeospatial.org) announced that Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging has increased its level of membership in the OGC to become a Principal Member.In line with its commitment to provide and support standards-based geospatial data management solutions, Leica Geosystems recently acquired Acquis, ER Mapper and IONIC.Bob Morris, President & CEO, Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, said, Leica Geosystems recent acquisitions enable us to provide a comprehensive portfolio of integrated geospatial solutions to meet a broad spectrum of customer needs in todays enterprise environment.About Leica Geosystems Geospatial ImagingLeica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging provides a broad array of photogrammetry and remote sensing software solutions to help geospatial professionals capture data efficiently, reference imagery accurately, measure and analyze data easily and present spatial information, even in 3D.Those who use Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging products every day trust them for their precision, their seamless integration, and their superior customer support.

September 7, 2007

The OGC® Announces New Call for Participation in OWS-5 Testbed

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has issued an addendum to its May 11 Request for Quotes/Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) for the OGC Web Services, Phase 5 (OWS-5) Interoperability Initiative.OWS-5 is a testbed to advance OGCs open geospatial interoperability framework.The OWS Core + Extensions work item involves participants implementing a more formal and modular approach to structuring OGC standards.OWS testbeds are part of OGCs Interoperability Program, a global, hands-on and collaborative prototyping program designed to rapidly develop, test and deliver proven candidate specifications into OGCs Specification Program, where they are formalized for public release.In OGCs Interoperability Initiatives, international teams of technology providers work together to solve specific geoprocessing interoperability problems posed by the Initiatives sponsoring organizations.

September 5, 2007

OGC® Web Services for GEOSS Demonstrated in International Workshops

Wayland, MA, September 5, 2007 – Six of the nine regional 2007 The User and the GEOSS Architecture workshops organized by the IEEE, ISPRS and OGC have been completed.In regional scientific application scenarios, the workshops demonstrate publishing, discovery, and access of complex geospatial data and online processing services using existing OGC standards consistent with the architecture principals of the GEOSS 10 Year Implementation Plan.Most recently, The Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Biodiversity and Energy in the Arctic was demonstrated by Compusult, CIESIN and IMAA-CNR on 19-20 August 2007.The demonstration will address access to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Data Distribution Centres for data to support regional decision makers considering the predicted effects of climate change.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.

September 5, 2007

Registration Open, Abstracts Needed Soon for Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association announced today that on-line registration for its 10th Annual conference is now open.The theme of the conference is Small Island Perspectives on Global Challenges: The Role of Spatial Data in Supporting a Sustainable Future.Additional information on the GSDI-10 Conference, including registration details and Abstract submission requirements can be found at: http://gsdi.org/GSDI10.Papers are sought that address the full range of practice, development and research topics that advance the practice and theory of spatial data infrastructure development with particular attention paid to papers that additionally address these pressing concerns:Sustainable development (e.g.The purpose of the organization is to promote international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national and international spatial data infrastructure developments that will allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance.

August 30, 2007

The OGC Announces Corrigendum Release for Geography Markup Language (GML) Version 2.1.2

– On 4 September 2007, the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) will release a corrigendum to fix problems in the GML 2.1.2 schemas.This implementation of Corrigendum 1 for GML 2.1.2 schema fix (OGC 06-189) will create a new version of GML versioned 2.1.2.1.Note that GML 2.1.2 will always be the latest of the GML 2.1.2.x versions.As of 4 September, the following URLs will apply:http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2/ – latest version (2.1.2.1)http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.0/ – GML 2.1.2 (02-069)http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/2.1.2.1/ – GML 2.1.2 cor 1 (06-189)Technical questions can be addressed to the OGC Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Carl Reed, at creed [at] opengeospatial.org.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.

August 15, 2007

The OGC Announces Styled Layer Descriptor & Symbol Encoding Specifications

The members of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) have approved the OpenGIS® Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) Implementation Specification (a profile of the Web Map Service) and the related OpenGIS Symbology Encoding Implementation Specification.The OpenGIS® Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) profile of the Web Map Service Implementation Specification defines an encoding that extends the Web Map Service specification to allow user-defined symbolization of feature and coverage data.Symbology Encoding provides this language, while the SLD profile of WMS enables application of Symbology Encoding to WMS layers using extensions of WMS operations.The OpenGIS Symbology Encoding Implementation Specification defines Symbology Encoding, an XML language for styling information that can be applied to digital Feature and Coverage data.The OpenGIS® Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) profile of the Web Map Service is, together with the OpenGIS Symbology Encoding Implementation Specification, the direct follow-up of Styled Layer Descriptor Implementation Specification 1.0.0.

August 9, 2007

The OGC Announces Transducer Markup Language (TML) Specification

The members of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) have approved Version 1.0 of the Transducer Markup Language Implementation Specification (TML or TransducerML).Sensor systems have two basic parts – a sensing element and a transducer that converts energy from one form to another form (usually an electric signal) that can be interpreted.TML defines the conceptual model and XML Schema for describing transducers and supporting real-time streaming of data to and from sensor systems.The OpenGIS® Transducer Markup Language Implementation Specification can be downloaded from http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.