OGC is a consortium of experts committed to improving access to geospatial, or location information. We connect people, communities, and technology to solve global challenges and address everyday needs.

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We represent over 500 businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities united with a desire to make location information FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.

OGC is the home of geospatial innovation, collaboration, and standards. We are an international membership organisation that supports a diverse community of 500+ businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities, all working together to make location information FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.

OGC by the Numbers: Building an Engaged Membership

Our membership is driven, open, diverse, inclusive, accessible, and made up of fortune 500 organizations, governments, academic hubs for innovation, startups that are changing the location of landscape, and more.

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Upcoming events

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March 22 – March 22, 2023

How Universal Scene Description can become the “HTML” of the Metaverse, Q&A chat in Korean, 한국어 Q&A [S52017a]

Join to hear from a panel of distinguished technical leaders as they talk about the power of Universal Scene Description (USD) as a standard for the 3D internet. Michael Kass, Senior Distinguished Engineer, NVIDIA Aaron Luk, Senior Engineering Manager, Omniverse, NVIDIA Patrick Cozzi, CEO, Cesium Nadine Alameh, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Gordon Bradley, Autodesk Guido Quaroni, Senior Director of Engineering of 3D & Immersive, Adobe Sebastian Grassia, Project Lead, Universal Scene Description (USD), Pixar

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IN-PERSON MEETING

April 17 – April 18, 2023

INTERPRAEVENT 2023 International Symposium

INTERPRAEVENT 2023 International Symposium will be held in 17-18 April 2023 in Taichung,Taiwan. The main topic of the symposium “Natural Disasters Occurrence, Reduction, and Restoration in Mountain Regions” is focused on natural hazards from the aspects of investigating the phenomena, monitoring occurrences, analyzing risks, strengthening governance, increasing resilience, mitigating disasters, restoring impacted communities and enhancing preparedness.

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HYBRID MEETING

April 23 – April 28, 2023

EGU General Assembly 2023

The EGU General Assembly 2023 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

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