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April 13, 2021

Developers Invited to Participate in the May 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint

The next OGC Sprint will focus on further refining the draft specifications for OGC API – Maps, – Tiles, and – Styles.

April 12, 2021

The 2021 Joint OGC – OSGeo – ASF Code Sprint – How it went!

From February 17-19, 2021, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) hosted a joint virtual code…

April 12, 2021

US Army Geospatial Center Upgrades OGC Membership to Advance Open Systems

AGC’s new level of OGC membership supports advancing standards for cross-system interoperability and geospatial information sharing.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is pleased to announce that the US Army Geospatial Center (AGC) has raised its membership in OGC to Principal level.As a Principal Member of OGC, AGC will participate across OGC activities and serve in OGCs Planning Committee to help OGC advance geospatial interoperability and open systems.“It’s great to see the US Army Geospatial Center upgrading their OGC Membership to Principal Level,” said OGC CEO Dr. Nadine Alameh.About the Army Geospatial CenterThe Army Geospatial Center is a direct reporting center of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

April 12, 2021

US Army Geospatial Center Upgrades OGC Membership to Advance Open Systems

AGC’s new level of OGC membership supports advancing standards for cross-system interoperability and geospatial information sharing.

April 5, 2021

OGC Disaster Pilots work to address floods, fires, landslides, and epidemics with better information sharing.

The last three years have been unprecedented when it comes to disasters. In 2019 alone there was billions of dollars’ worth of damage, and thousands…

April 1, 2021

OGC seeking participants in the Second Interoperable Simulation and Gaming Sprint

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announces its Call for Participation (CFP) in the OGC Interoperable Simulation and Gaming (ISG) Year 2 Sprint.This, the Year 2 Sprint, is soliciting prototype implementations across a much broader set of existing and forthcoming Khronos and OGC Standards and specifications.The primary goal is to discover new ideas and recommendations for advancing the baselines of these partnered Standards Development Organizations.Ongoing information about this initiative can be found on the Interoperable Simulation and Gaming Year 2 Sprint page on the OGC website.OGC members together form a global forum of experts and communities that use location to connect people with technology and improve decision-making at all levels.

April 1, 2021

OGC seeking participants in the Second Interoperable Simulation and Gaming Sprint

The sprint will support the ongoing refinement of standards from both OGC and the Khronos Group, including CDB and glTF.

March 30, 2021

OGC welcomes Chris Holmes as its inaugural Visiting Fellow

Chris Holmes will bring to OGC invaluable insight and perspective to the on-going development of the OGC API family of Standards.

March 24, 2021

Four Location-Focused Themes at the 118th OGC Member Meeting

OGC’s Member Meeting is the center of all things for location information. Happening for almost three decades, the meetings focus on everything from evolving core standards…