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September 22, 2021

OGC Membership approves the OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval specification as official OGC Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has approved the OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval (EDR) specification for adoption as an official OGC Standard.OGC API – EDR is the latest Standard to join the growing family of OGC API Standards.OGC API – EDR is not just for accessing ‘environmental’ data but can also support more general spatio-temporal data.Implementations of the OGC API – EDR standard could be used to retrieve those values by station name rather than geographical coordinates.As with any OGC standard, the OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval standard is free to download and implement.

September 22, 2021

OGC Membership approves the OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval specification as official OGC Standard

OGC API – EDR makes it easy for users to access subsets of spatial ‘big data’ through a uniform, well-defined, simple web interface that hides the complexities of data storage.

September 20, 2021

OGC and the National States Geographic Information Council sign Memorandum of Understanding

OGC and NSGIC partner to collaborate on promoting the uptake of location-based technology trends.

September 14, 2021

OGC Membership approves the CityGML v3.0 Conceptual Model as official OGC Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has approved the CityGML v3.0 Conceptual Model for adoption as an official OGC Standard.The CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model Standard describes a common semantic information model for the representation of 3D urban objects.An improved information model for buildings with increased interoperability with the EU INSPIRE building information model and the OpenBIM IFC standard.However, for those looking to take advantage of the new features, existing CityGML data can be upgraded to CityGML 3.0.As with any OGC standard, the open CityGML 3.0 standard is free to download and implement.

September 13, 2021

Announcement: Invitation to Participate in the October 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint

To learn more about the previous OGC code sprints, visit ogc.org/projects/initiatives/ogcsprints

September 11, 2021

OGC and the National States Geographic Information Council sign Memorandum of Understanding

OGC and NSGIC partner to collaborate on promoting the uptake of location-based technology trends.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC).Under the MoU, OGC and NSGIC will work together to promote the uptake of location-based technology trends.The partnership between OGC and NSGIC further unifies our community and will enable both organizations to make a bigger impact on our world.About The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) advances effective state-led geospatial coordination for the nation.

September 11, 2021

Announcement: Invitation to Participate in the October 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites software developers to the October 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint, to be held from October 26th to October 28th, 2021.The code sprint will offer an opportunity for joint discussion between participants on technical issues, requirements for Application Programming Interface (API) solutions and findings from the prototyping of OGC API standards.The October 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint will focus on the following draft OGC API specifications:The goal of the October 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint will be to progress the specifications.The draft OGC API – Discrete Global Grid Systems specification defines an API for accessing data organized according to a Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS).Registration for the October 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint and its associated Pre-event Webinar is available here.

August 31, 2021

Three reasons why New Space is valuable to the location community – and vice-versa

“Everybody has to have an interest in solving global problems. Unless one has entirely lost touch with reality. – And such people do exist.” Dennis…

August 31, 2021

Sponsorship Opportunities for the OGC Climate Change Services 2022 Pilot

The Open Geospatial Consortium is offering sponsorship opportunities to support the OGC Climate Change Services Pilot 2022 (CCS 2022).The OGC CCS 2022 Pilot will develop a reliable foundation for decision-ready data services for use in all kinds of climate actions.The climate change and impact community have prompted OGC to support the community with standards, services, and best practices.If you are interested in sponsoring the OGC Climate Change Services Pilot 2022, or want to learn more, please see the issued Call For Sponsors on the OGC Climate Change Services Pilot 2022 webpage.To learn more about the benefits of sponsoring an OGC Innovation Initiative, visit the OGC Innovation Program webpage.