OGC to Support JRC/USGS Cooperative Technology Effort
USGS and JRC wish to develop methods for testing information exchange which will be useful to them and other organizations they cooperate with.They have brought OGC into their activities because their technical interoperability issues are the kind that OGC works with, and a main function of OGC is to facilitate Interoperability Initiatives – multi-vendor testbeds, pilots, feasibility studies, etc.USGS and JRC have worked together in the past, and both agencies have been involved with OGC for most of the consortiums seven years.During this first phase OGC will work closely with JRC to formulate a testing plan and project design.As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference center of science and technology for the Union.