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May 21, 2019

OGC seeks public comment on major revision to OGC Abstract Specification Topic 0 – Overview

Abstract Specification Topic 0 – Overview.

May 21, 2019

OGC seeks public comment on major revision to OGC Abstract Specification Topic 0 – Overview

Abstract Specification Topic 0 – Overview.

May 16, 2019

OGC seeks public comment on candidate Sensor Model Language (SensorML) v2.1 standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the candidate Sensor Model Language (SensorML) v2.1 standard.Sensor model images are useful because they contain geospatial information that is lost upon processing into rectified ‘map’ images.Such physical and replacement sensor model descriptions are being compiled into a sensor model repository by the OGC Naming Authority.The candidate SensorML v2.1 standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal [.zip].Comments are due by 14 June 2019 and should be submitted via the method outlined on the candidate SensorML v2.1 Standard’s request page.

May 14, 2019

OGC seeks public comment on update to GeoTIFF standard

Minor revision to GeoTIFF enables the use of newer coordinate reference systems and aligns it with OGC’s standardization process.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on v1.1 of the GeoTIFF standard.The GeoTIFF v1.1 standard formalizes the existing GeoTIFF specification version 1.0 by integrating it into OGC’s standardization process.The candidate GeoTiff standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.OGC standards empower technology developers to make location information and services accessible and useful within any application that needs to be location-aware.

May 7, 2019

OGC publishes Engineering Reports and Videos documenting successful Vector Tiles Pilot

Vector Tiles are an efficient way to package geographic data into roughly-square shaped tiles with many benefits, including fast loading and flexible styling.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the Engineering Reports and demonstration videos documenting the outcomes and achievements of its Vector Tiles Pilot have been published and are freely available.The Vector Tiles Pilot ran from July 2018 to February 2019 and aimed to advance an OGC approach to encode and publish Vector Tiles based on industry best practices, as well as propose extensions for existing OGC standards and emerging OGC APIs.In all, there are 6 Engineering Reports documenting the various outcomes of the Vector Tiles Pilot:The Engineering Reports are available for free from OGC’s Public Engineering Report Repository.Further information on the outcomes of the Vector Tiles Pilot, including videos and direct links to the engineering reports, is available on the OGC Vector Tiles Pilot web page.

May 1, 2019

OGC calls for Sponsors of a major Innovation Initiative, Testbed 16

OGC Testbeds work toward solving critical interoperability problems affecting location-based technologiesThe Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has issued a call for sponsors for its latest innovative interoperability initiative, Testbed 16.Testbeds are OGCs largest Innovation Initiatives, typically receiving several million dollars of sponsorship and in-kind contributions.OGC Testbeds provide a unique platform where sponsors work closely with technology providers to rapidly generate prototypes and test environments that address mission-critical geospatial information integration and interoperability requirements.OGC standards support interoperable solutions that ‘geo-enable’ the Web, wireless & location-based services, and mainstream IT.OGC standards empower technology developers to make location information and services accessible and useful within any application that needs to be location-aware.

April 29, 2019

OGC invites developers to participate in the CityGML Hackathon

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites interested developers to the OGC CityGML Hackathon, to be held in London on 11-12 June, 2019.In this hackathon, participants will experiment with and validate the current draft conceptual model for the upcoming version 3.0 of CityGML.An OGC Hackathon is a collaborative and inclusive event designed to support the development of new applications and open standards.For more information on the Hackathon, including venue information, registration requirements, and expected skill sets, visit the OGC CityGML Hackathon event page on OGC’s website, or register on Eventbrite.OGC standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful within any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

April 11, 2019

OGC Requests Information on Earth Observation Big Data Architecture

Organizations are invited to provide feedback on the draft Earth Observation Cloud Applications architecture, and express their interest in joining the upcoming evaluation PilotThe Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), in collaboration with The European Space Agency (ESA), is seeking industry feedback on its draft Earth Observation Big Data Architecture and a planned Earth Observation Big Data Analytics Market Enablement Initiative coming up later this year.Over the last two years, as an outcome of OGC’s Testbed-13 and Testbed-14 Interoperability Initiatives, OGC, in collaboration with ESA and other OGC member sponsors, developed a software architecture that allows deploying and executing applications close to the physical location of big data, such as Earth Observation data (e.g.The Earth Observation Big Data Architecture Request For Information document is available online or for download as a PDF from the OGC Portal.OGC standards support interoperable solutions that ‘geo-enable’ the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT.OGC standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful within any application that needs to be geospatially enabled.

April 10, 2019

OGC leads Geospatial Track at ApacheCon NA 2019

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is pleased to announce that, after a successful geospatial track at last year’s ApacheCon North America, OGC will once again lead a conference track concerning geospatial data and processing at ApacheConNA 2019, to be held in Las Vegas on September 9-12.“We are delighted to collaborate once again with the Open Geospatial Consortium on the Geospatial Track at ApacheCon,” said Rich Bowen, ASF Vice President Conferences and Event Chair for ApacheCon North America.The geospatial track will foster discussions that will reduce development effort through the reuse and increased quality of geospatial information handling.2019 marks the third time OGC has lead the Geospatial Track at ApacheConNA, with previous tracks being run in 2016 and 2018.To submit a presentation for the ApacheConNA 2019 Geospatial Track, follow the instructions on the ApacheConNA 2019 Call For Presentations page, and select ‘Geospatial software’ as your topic on the submission form.