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January 14, 2019

OGC Seeks Public Comment on GroundwaterML v2.3 Candidate Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on an updated version of the ‘OGC WaterML 2: Part 4 – GroundWaterML 2 (GWML2)’ candidate standard.The GroundWaterML2 standard (GWML2) describes a conceptual and logical schema for the exchange of groundwater data, as well as a GML/XML encoding.The candidate ‘WaterML 2: Part 4 – GroundWaterML 2 (GWML2)’ standard is available for review and comment on 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.

January 8, 2019

OGC Calls for Participation in Major Innovation Testbed (Testbed-15)

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites interested organizations to respond to the Call for Participation (CFP) for OGC’s Testbed-15 Innovation Initiative.Participants’ prototype solutions will implement existing OGC standards as well as new prototype interface and encoding specifications introduced or developed in Testbed-15.Prototype specifications may ultimately become official, member approved OGC standards, revisions to existing OGC standards, or best practices for using OGC standards.Previous OGC Innovation Initiatives have helped transformed how we share and use geospatial information, from advancing the sharing of digital maps over the web (e.g.OGC standards support interoperable solutions that ‘geo-enable’ the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT.

January 7, 2019

Request for Information: “Mixed Reality to the Edge” Concept Development Study

Study will explore the convergence of real world data with virtual 3d/4d environments for mobile and disconnected users.Standards enable governments, non-governmental organizations, private industry, and citizens to better and more cost-effectively transform and integrate 3d/4d geospatial content into actionable information for decision makers at all levels.The OGC Website has further information on the Mixed Reality to the Edge Concept Development Study.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.

December 20, 2018

OGC Announces its 110th Technical and Planning Committee Meeting, to be held in Singapore

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites you to attend its 110th Technical and Planning Committee Meeting, which will be sponsored by the Singapore Land Authority and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and held at the National University of Singapore from 25 February to 1 March 2019.The purpose of OGC Technical and Planning Committee Meetings is to network, knowledge share, and advance the development of open geospatial standards.To enjoy access to all the standards meetings on offer during the week you will need to be an OGC member.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.

December 19, 2018

OGC invites you to its CDB Vector Data in GeoPackage Interoperability Experiment

Participants in this IE will have the opportunity to explore one or more design alternatives using Geopackage to encode vector data in their own CDB implementationsThe Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites interested members & non-members to participate in the CDB Vector Data in GeoPackage Interoperability Experiment.The currently approved OGC CDB 1.1 Standard , as well as previous versions, have only described the use of Shapefiles to encode vector data.The objectives of this Interoperability Experiment are to:Evaluate options for encoding vector data in OGC CDB 1.1 using OGC GeoPackage.This IE will test encoding of vector data via GeoPackage in the OGC CDB 1.1, following some of the approaches highlighted in the aforementioned CDB Leveraging GeoPackage white paper.To learn more about this IE, including how to join, please visit the CDB Vector Data in GeoPackage Interoperability Experiment webpage .

December 18, 2018

OGC appoints Kumar Navulur and Frank Suykens to Board of Directors

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has announced the appointment of Kumar Navulur (left) and Frank Suykens (right) to its Board of Directors.Navulur and Dr. Suykens collectively bring important market insight and leadership to OGC’s Board of Directors that will assist in informing the consortium’s strategic direction as it addresses rapidly changing – and increasingly complex – markets and technologies.Both Dr. Navulur and Dr. Suykens are longtime supporters of OGC and open standards as enablers of efficiency and effectiveness in the global marketplace.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.

December 17, 2018

OGC and World Geospatial Industry Council sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote the Power of Location-Based Technologies

At the InterGEO event in Frankfurt, Germany, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on promoting the power of geospatial and location-based technologies to government, markets, and industries worldwide.Since 1994, the OGC has led a global geospatial industry forum to advance open standards that enable a wealth of different geospatial technologies, information sources, and analytics to be seamlessly shared and integrated.About World Geospatial Industry CouncilWorld Geospatial Industry Council is registered not for profit industry trade association representing entire gamut of geospatial and associated companies.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.

December 13, 2018

Mark Reichardt Receives Special Edition of OGC Gardels Award

Congratulations to outgoing President & CEO, Mark Reichardt, awarded a special edition of the Gardel’s Award in recognition of his years of commitment to, leadership of, and passion for OGC.Mark Reichardt (left) receives a special edition of the OGC Gardels Award from OGC Board Member Dr. Chris Tucker.Last night at the December meeting of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Committee in Charlotte, North Carolina, OGC’s outgoing President & CEO, Mark Reichardt, was awarded a special edition of OGC’s prestigious Kenneth D. Gardels Award.This special edition of the award, the second Gardel’s Award to be awarded in 2018, was awarded to Mark by the OGC Board of Directors in recognition of his years of leadership, commitment, passion, and dedication to the advancement of interoperability and open OGC Standards.Award nominations are made by members – the prior Gardels Award winners – and approved by the Board of Directors.

December 6, 2018

OGC seeks public comment on PipelineML candidate standard, to support the interchange of data pertaining to oil and gas pipeline systems

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is seeking public comment on the candidate PipelineML Conceptual and Encoding Model Standard (PipelineML).The standard is a deliverable of the OGC PipelineML Standards Working Group (SWG).The candidate PipelineML standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by 7th January 2019 and should be submitted via the method outlined on the PipelineML Standard’s request page.OGC standards support interoperable solutions that ‘geo-enable’ the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT.