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.

530+

Total Members

84

New Members in 2022

17

Principal Members

9

Strategic Members

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Upcoming events

WEBINAR

October 26 – October 26, 2023

Webinar: Location Innovation Academy for NMCA

Webinar will serve as an introduction to the Academy for National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCA), and will focus on the integration of climate and meteorological data into data portals used and provided by NMCA. Thursday, 26th October, 2023 at 11:00 – 12:30 CET

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HYBRID MEETING

October 30 – November 1, 2023

OGC Open Standards Code Sprint

Open to all OGC APIs and data encodings TELL ME MORE A Code Sprint is a three-day virtual or hybrid event, where dozens of developers from around the world come together to code and share their ideas. The main goals of this code sprint are to support the development of OGC (draft) standards, as well as software which implements those standards. In addition, it also aims to create awareness about the standards and software projects. This code sprint takes place on Geovation (London, UK) and at the OGC-events Discord server. It is hosted by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and Geovation.

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IN-PERSON MEETING

October 31 – November 2, 2023

ITC Vegas

ITC Vegas is the world’s largest insurtech event – offering unparalleled access to the most comprehensive and global gathering of tech entrepreneurs, investors, and insurance industry incumbents. Over the course of three days, the industry will convene to showcase new innovations, to learn how to increase productivity and reduce costs, and ultimately to enrich the lives of policyholders. The superlative networking, with tens of thousands of meetings, is one of the hallmarks of an ITC event.

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