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August 6, 2007

Clemens Portele Receives OGCs Gardels Award

At the July meeting of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) in Paris, France, Clemens Portele received the OGCs ninth annual Kenneth D. Gardels Award.The Gardels Award, a gold medallion, is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to advance OGCs vision of geospatial information fully integrated into the worlds information systems.Mark Reichardt, president of OGC, said, Clemens Portele truly deserves this award.The award is given annually in memory of Kenneth Gardels, a founding director of OGC and OGCs former director of academic programs.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.

August 6, 2007

Charles Roswell Receives OGC Lifetime Achievement Award

At the July meeting of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) in Paris, France, Charles Roswell received an OGC Lifetime Achievement Award, the first ever granted by the OGC.Charles Roswell has been an active participant in the OGC from the Consortiums beginning.He was a main contributor to the successful relationships between OGC, ISO TC211 and ANSI/INCITS L1.As the International Representative for INCITS L1 to ISO/TC211, Roswell has led the United States Delegation in ISO TC211, advancing both diplomacy and technology.The framework of OGC and ISO standards has benefited deeply from Charles commitment and leadership over the past decade.

July 19, 2007

OGCs David Schell Receives GeoTec Media Visionary Achievement Award

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) announced that David Schell, the OGCs founder, CEO and Chairman, has received GeoTec Medias first Visionary Achievement Award.This award is given by GeoTec Media to an individual for dedication to the technical advancement and widespread use of geospatial technology.GeoTec Media announced the winners of its Geospatial Leadership Awards in May at its annual GeoTec Event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.The Visionary Achievement Award is awarded to a single individual.While the Visionary Achievement Award is new, we previously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award with recipients that have included Roger Tomlinson and Ian McHarg.

June 26, 2007

The OGC Announces New Automated Compliance Tests

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC(R)) membership has adopted new test suites, test scripts and reference implementations for OpenGIS(R) Specifications.A new TEAM Engine (Test, Evaluation, And Measurement Engine) and Compliance Test Language were adopted as the OGCs official new compliance testing platform.Official OGC Compliance Testing, available only at http://cite.opengeospatial.org/, can be done online for a compliance report and/or for submission of a product or service for certification and OGC Compliance branding.This site provides more information about the test suites.More information about the OGC Compliance Testing Program and trademark licensing is available at http://www.opengeospatial.org/compliance/.

June 26, 2007

Building Information Models (BIM) Demonstrated in OGC Testbed

Wayland, MA, June 26, 2007 – On March 13, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Facility Information Council released the first version of the National Building Information Modeling StandardTM (NBIMS) [http://www.facilityinformationcouncil.org/bim/story_031307.php] for a two month industry review period.IFCs are an International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) International standard and a common component of Building Information Models.The demonstration used a variety of Web-based geospatial information systems to show evacuation management, find a building suitable to contain an emergency decontamination and hospital unit, and track victims.Building information models (BIM) were available for the area.The OWS-4 demonstration relied on CityGML – an emerging OGC standard – for sharing urban models.

May 15, 2007

The OGC Seeks Comment on Proposed Access Control and Image Positioning Specifications

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) seeks public comment on two draft OpenGIS® Implementation Specifications:1) The OpenGIS Geospatial eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (GeoXACML) Draft Implementation Specification (OGC Document 07-026) defines a geo-specific extension to the eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) OASIS standard.This draft specification can be downloaded from http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/requests/41.2) The OpenGIS Image Geopositioning Service (IGS) Draft Implementation Specification defines an Image Geopositioning Service (IGS) interface to services that perform triangulation.Suggested additions, changes, and comments on these draft specifications are welcome and encouraged.OpenGIS® Specifications support interoperable solutions that geo-enable the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT.

May 11, 2007

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

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has issued a Request for Quotes/Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) for the OGC Web Services, Phase 5 (OWS-5) Interoperability Initiative, a testbed to advance OGCs open geospatial interoperability framework.Based on sponsor requirements, the OWS-5 initiative is organized as six threads over two initiative phases:1.Compliance Testing (CITE)Significant work items include geospatial Web service chaining and workflow, enhancements to the KML language, practical application of the Sensor Web, and application of GML to real-world scenarios.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 sponsoringorganizations.

April 18, 2007

OGC® Requests Quotations for CGDI Interoperability Pilot

Wayland, MA, March April 18, 2007 – The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) has issued a Request For Quotations and Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) to solicit proposals in response to requirements for the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) Interoperability Pilot.The CGDI Interoperability Pilot is sponsored by GeoConnections, a Canadian partnership program whose primary objective is to evolve and expand the CGDI.GeoConnections and the OGC intend to involve as many participants in the initiative as possible and thus are soliciting proposals that will enhance and/or make use of the initiative outcomes.Responses are due by 2 May 2007 and the Pilot Kickoff Meeting will be held the week of 25 June 2007.Provincial stakeholders will receive business consulting and technical assistance with the implementation of onsite OGC standards-based components.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.

April 18, 2007

OGC® Calls for Participation in Architecture Implementation Pilot

Wayland, MA, March April 18, 2007 – The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) has issued a Call for Participation (CFP) in the Architecture Implementation Pilot, which is a coordinated interoperability initiative of GEOSS, FedEO and Tri-Lateral initiatives.Responses are due by 11 May 2007 and the Pilot Kickoff Meeting will be held 5-6 June 2007 in ESRIN the European Space Agencys establishment in Italy.This CFP seeks participants in a coordinated Architecture Implementation Pilot.A Pilot is a collaborative effort that applies open standards for interoperability to achieve user objectives in an environment representative of operational use.Outcomes include best-practices and interoperability arrangements suitable for an operational capability.This CFP seeks proposals from organizations involved with Earth Observation systems to:The CFP was initiated to solicit response for the GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot.The Pilot aims to incorporate contributed components consistent with the GEOSS Architecture – using a solicited GEO Web Portal and a GEOSS Clearinghouse search facility – to access services through GEOSS Interoperability Arrangements in support of the GEO Societal Benefit Areas.The Pilot benefits from the collaborative support of two OGC Interoperability Program Pilots:The Architecture Implementation Pilot CFP documents can be downloaded from https://portal.ogc.org/files/?artifact_id=20953.