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June 28, 2022

OGC invites developers to the Quansight Automated Data Science Developer Sprint

The Sprint, part of OGC’s Disaster Pilot initiative, will showcase Quansight’s Nebari (formerly QHub) as a new approach to automating cloud deployment of analytical processing workflows.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and Quansight, building upon the Disaster Pilot initiatives and a successful webinar in June, will run a virtual DevOps Sprint this July 7-8.In order to introduce the Nebari tool suite and its updated batch-processing capabilities, OGC, as part of its Disaster Pilot initiative, and Quansight, the developers of Nebari, presented a webinar on automated data science last June 6.Building upon that webinar, the Sprint will cover Nebari deployment and workflow implementation, focusing on use of AWS cloud resources.To learn about the benefits of sponsoring an OGC Innovation Program Initiative such as this, visit the OGC Innovation Program webpage, or watch this short video on how OGC’s Innovation Program can benefit your organization.

June 27, 2022

Developers Invited to the July 2022 OGC API Vector Data Code Sprint

The July 2022 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint will further refine several OGC APIs as they move towards becoming official OGC Standards.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites software developers to the July 2022 OGC API Code Sprint, aka ‘The Vector Data Code Sprint’, to be held virtually from July 12-14, 2022, with a pre-event webinar on June 30.Registration for the July 2022 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint and its associated Pre-event Webinar is available here.For more information on the Sprint, visit the July 2022 OGC API ‘Vector Data’ Code Sprint website and wiki.To learn more about future and previous OGC code sprints, visit the OGC Code Sprints webpage or join the OGC-Events Discord server.

June 9, 2022

The Latest on Cloud-Native Geospatial Standards in OGC

OGC Chief Standards Officer, Scott Simmons, digs into the elements of the cloud ecosystem that OGC is addressing: interfaces, applications, encodings, and operations.

June 8, 2022

OGC seeks Public Comment on charter for proposed Geo for Open Metaverse Domain Working Group

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft charter of the proposed OGC Geo for Open Metaverse Domain Working Group (Metaverse DWG).Much of the Metaverse is already happening, so collaboration will be key to its success and will be a grounding principle of this OGC Domain Working Group.OGC has always focused on interoperability and open Standards – both of which are key to ensuring an open Metaverse.The Draft Geo for Open Metaverse Domain Working Group Charter is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by June 29, 2022, and should be submitted via the method outlined on the OGC Geo for Open Metaverse Domain Working Group Draft Charter’s public comment request page.

June 7, 2022

OGC and OSGeo, the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, sign new Memorandum of Understanding

OGC and OSGeo have renewed their partnership in support of closer collaboration to advance Open Geospatial Standards and Open Source Geospatial Software.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Open Software and Open Standards are complementary pieces of the geospatial ecosystem to which OGC and OSGeo are both committed.About OSGeoThe Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster global adoption of open geospatial technology by being an inclusive software foundation devoted to an open philosophy and participatory community driven development.The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community.

May 31, 2022

OGC Seeking Sponsors for its next Pilot to improve Disaster Management and Response

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), building on the success and outcomes of the Disaster Resilience Pilot, Disaster Pilot 2021, and subsequent preparatory tasks, is now seeking Sponsors to support the Disaster Pilot 2022.The 2021 Disaster Pilot attracted such sponsors as NASA, USGS, and NRCan, with support from AWS.The Innovation Program team, together with the Sponsors, will then select the most qualified organizations to participate in Disaster Pilot 2022.To learn about the benefits of sponsoring an OGC Innovation Program Initiative such as this, visit the OGC Innovation Program webpage, or watch this short video on how OGC’s Innovation Program can benefit your organization.To learn more about the Pilot, the Call For Sponsors, and how Sponsorship can benefit your organization, visit the Disasters Pilot 2022 webpage on ogc.org.

May 25, 2022

OGC Seeks Public Comment on Standard for Encoding Linked Data Graphs in netCDF Files

netCDF-LD provides the encoding standard for encoding linked data semantics into netCDF files and interpreting netCDF files as RDF graphs, enhancing data findability and re-use.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the candidate OGC Encoding Linked Data Graphs in netCDF Files Standard (netCDF-LD).The candidate netCDF-LD Standard provides a standard for encoding linked data semantics into netCDF files and interpreting netCDF files as RDF graphs with minimal or little changes to existing netCDF files.The candidate Encoding Linked Data Graphs in netCDF Files Standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by June 24, 2022. and should be submitted via the method outlined on the Encoding Linked Data Graphs in netCDF Files Standard’s public comment request page.

May 25, 2022

OGC Seeks Public Comment on Standard for Encoding Linked Data Graphs in netCDF Files

netCDF-LD provides the encoding standard for encoding linked data semantics into netCDF files and interpreting netCDF files as RDF graphs, enhancing data findability and re-use.

May 24, 2022

OGC Calls for Participation in Federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Pilot 2022 (FMSDI-22)

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites interested organizations to respond to a Call for Participation for Phase 3 of the Federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Pilot (FMSDI-22).The FMSDI-22 Pilot offers selected Participants a unique opportunity to recoup a significant portion of their initiative expenses.OGC Standards: Identify the necessary standards and profiles, and explore the capacities of the new OGC API standards.IHO Standards: Explore the maturity of the S-100 series, how widely it is distributed, and how well it works with OGC standards.To learn about the benefits of sponsoring or participating in an OGC Innovation Program Initiative such as this, visit the OGC Innovation Program webpage, or watch this short video on how OGC’s Innovation Program can benefit your organization.