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April 22, 2020

OGC and W3C invite web developers to a joint workshop series on Maps for the Web

Workshops will bring together experts in browser development, Web standards, and Web mapping client tools & applications to explore the potential of standardized maps for the Web.

April 21, 2020

OGC seeks public comment on Version 1.2 of CDB Standard for use in modeling & simulation

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the candidate CDB version 1.2 standard.CDB version 1.2 contains two substantive changes that are not deemed to have a high risk for causing backward compatibility issues.Two new volumes are added to the CDB Standard suite that describe how to use the OGC GeoPackage Standard for vector data in a CDB data store.The candidate CDB Version 1.2 standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by May 21, 2020, and should be submitted via the method outlined on the CDB Version 1.2 Standard’s public comment request page.

April 21, 2020

OGC seeks public comment on Version 1.2 of CDB Standard for use in modeling & simulation

New version improves compatibility with other libraries and allows diverse file formats to be used in the CDB data store.

April 15, 2020

Compliance testing is now available for implementations of the ‘OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core’ standard

Products that implement the OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core standard and pass the tests in the ETS can now be certified as OGC Compliant.Implementers can validate their application using the new OGC API – Features compliance test, which is available on the OGC validator tool.The OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core standard was developed in coordination with ISO / TC 211 (Geographic Information / Geomatics).Part 2 of the OGC API – Features standard defines the use of Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS), and is currently open for Public Comment.Implementers of the ‘OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core’ standard are invited to validate their application using the new OGC API – Features compliance test, available on the OGC validator tool.

April 15, 2020

Compliance testing is now available for implementations of the ‘OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core’ standard

Products that implement the Standard and pass the tests can now be certified as OGC Compliant.

April 14, 2020

OGC Members move to create new Standards Working Group for Underground Data; Public Comment sought on Draft Charter

New MUDDI (Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration) SWG seeks to create models, standards, and mappings to fully represent underground infrastructure in context with the environment that contains them.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft charter for the new OGC MUDDI (Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration) Standards Working Group (SWG).Additionally, the MUDDI SWG will create mappings to/from other geospatial data models that characterize the underground environment that contains said assets.The draft charter for the MUDDI Standards Working Group is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by the 5th May, 2020, and should be submitted via the method outlined on the MUDDI SWG Draft Charter public comment request page.

April 14, 2020

OGC Members move to create new Standards Working Group for Underground Data; Public Comment sought on Draft Charter

New MUDDI (Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration) SWG seeks to create models, standards, and mappings to fully represent underground infrastructure in context with the environment that contains them.

April 9, 2020

OGC and buildingSMART International publish discussion paper on the integration of BIM and GIS

The Discussion Paper, entitled Built environment data standards and their integration: an analysis of IFC, CityGML and LandInfra, is free to download from OGC’s Discussion Papers webpage.The benefits of open standards are clear, and we encourage more engagement from both standards body representatives.The Built environment data standards and their integration: an analysis of IFC, CityGML and LandInfra discussion paper is free, along with many others, to download from OGC’s Discussion Papers webpage.Its members, who range from across the built environment spectrum, collaborate under the buildingSMART organization.buildingSMART is engaged with other international standards bodies such as ISO, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

April 9, 2020

OGC and buildingSMART International publish discussion paper on the integration of BIM and GIS

New discussion paper aims to coordinate the development of data standards produced by the two leading standards organizations in the fields of Geospatial and Building Information Modeling