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OGC Requests Public Comment on a Standardized Deformation Model and a Geodetic Data Grid Exchange Format

GISuser — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:38:34 +0000

Two new specifications will provide a standardized way to exchange information used to calculate the changing positions of objects due to the movement and deformation of the Earth’s crust. Contact: info@ogc.org 19 April 2023: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is requesting public comment on the candidate Deformation Model Functional Model Abstract Specification Topic and the Geodetic […]

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Steve Liang receives OGC’s 2022 Gardels Award

GISuser — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:18:19 +0000

Congratulations to Steve Liang, awarded the 2022 Gardels Award for his work in sensor technologies for geospatial and pioneering web standards for publishing spatial data. Steve Liang (L) recieves the 2022 OGC Gardels Award, with OGC CEO Nadine Alameh (M), and OGC CSO Scott Simmons (R). Contact: info@ogc.org 23 February 2023: Last night at the 125th […]

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Interoperability and Collaboration from Oceans to Space: OGC Testbed-19 Calls For Participation

GISuser — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:17:17 +0000

OGC Testbed-19 will pave the way towards new levels of interoperability across Geospatial in Space, Machine Learning, Geodatacubes, Analysis Ready Data, Agile Reference Architecture, and High Performance Computing. Contact: info@ogc.org 24 February 2023: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites interested organizations to respond to the Call for Participation (CFP) for OGC’s Testbed-19 Collaborative Solutions and Innovation (COSI) Initiative. […]

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OGC to form new GeoParquet Standards Working Group; Public Comment sought on Draft Charter

GISuser — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:12:26 +0000

GeoParquet adds geospatial types to Apache Parquet to serve as an efficient cloud-native vector data format. Contact: info@ogc.org 25 January 2023: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is in the process of forming a new GeoParquet Standards Working Group (SWG). Public comment is sought on its draft charter. Comments are due by 15 February, 2023. The OGC GeoParquet […]

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OGC Announces new Geo for Metaverse Domain Working Group

GISuser — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:47:38 +0000

New OGC DWG will help the Location communities collaborate and contribute expertise into building and growing the open Metaverse. Contact: info@ogc.org 20 January 2023: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce the formation of the OGC Geo For Metaverse Domain Working Group (DWG), which will serve as a forum for the collective geospatial expertise […]

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OGC Compliance Certification Available for v1.0 of the OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval Standard

GISuser — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:36:36 +0000

OGC compliance provides confidence that a product will seamlessly integrate with other compliant solutions, regardless of the vendor that created them. Contact: info@ogc.org 10 January 2023: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the Executable Test Suite for version 1.0 of the OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval Standard has been approved by the OGC […]

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OGC Seeks Public Comment on Creating new GeoDataCube Standards Working Group

GISuser — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:48:00 +0000

New Standard Working Group will improve data interoperability of GeoDataCube for Analysis Ready Data. The public comment period for the GeoDataCubes SWG will end 19 January, 2023, and the page is available at https://www.ogc.org/node/4828. December 19, 2022: The Open Geospatial Consortium is seeking public comment on the creation of a GeoDataCube Standards Working Group (SWG). The GeoDataCube […]

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Public Comment Requested on Draft Charter for new OGC Analysis Ready Data Standards Working Group

GISuser — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:24:28 +0000

New OGC Working Group will develop a multi-part Standard for geospatial Analysis Ready Data products, which can be integrated and analyzed with minimal user effort. Contact: info@ogc.org 30 November 2022: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft charter for a new Analysis Ready Data Standard Working Group (ARD SWG). Comments are due by […]

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OGC Testbed-19 Call For Sponsors: Interoperability and Collaboration from Oceans to Space

GISuser — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:17:17 +0000

OGC Testbeds provide a unique opportunity for sponsors, together with the world’s leading geospatial IT experts, to tackle location data and processing challenges. Contact: info@ogc.org 24 November 2022: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is currently preparing its next major Innovation Initiative, Testbed-19, which builds upon the success and outcomes of Testbed-17, Testbed-18, and other Collaborative Solution and Innovation (COSI) Program […]

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Developers Invited to OGC API ‘Web Mapping’ Code Sprint

GISuser — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:25:08 +0000

OGC’s next hybrid code sprint will highlight and advance the latest in modern web mapping Contact: info@ogc.org 20 October 2022: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites software developers to the November 2022 OGC API Code Sprint, aka The Web Mapping Code Sprint. The hybrid virtual and in-person event will be held on November 29 – December […]

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