Individual Membership
Be part of a neutral, trusted community of geospatial developers and professionals driving open standards.
Why Join
Join OGC to collaborate with global leaders, shape open standards, and showcase interoperable solutions that drive innovation and trust across the geospatial ecosystem.
Influence the Future
Contribute expertise in working groups, standards development, and code sprints.
Stay Connected
Build relationships with peers across government, academia, and industry.
Grow Your Skills
Access training, workshops, and certifications to elevate your profile.
Visibility & Recognition
Showcase contributions via OGC publications, events, and official credentials.
Membership Benefits
Empowering you to contribute, connect, and grow in the global geospatial community.
Working Group Participation & Voting
Join OGC Working Groups to collaborate with experts and influence future standards development.
Code Sprint Participation
Participate in code sprints, testbeds, and pilots to apply academic insights in real-world settings.
Networking Opportunities
Collaborate via the OGC Agora, GitHub repositories, and Discord channels.
Micro Credential Programs
Benefit from reduced membership fees and extra Agora license to students.
Events Access
Complimentary/discounted access to member meetings and online events.
Visibility & Recognition
Use the OGC Member logo & certificate and get featured in OGC media.
MEMBER COMMUNITY
Step Into Agora
gora is where the OGC community connects and works together. It keeps members informed, connected, and involved, with easy access to resources, discussions, and collaboration spaces from anywhere, including on mobile.
Through Agora, members engage with peers across government, industry, and research, contribute to solving shared geospatial challenges, and stay close to the work shaping standards and interoperability.
Joining OGC gives you access to Agora—and to the global community behind it!
Membership for All Organization Sizes
Whether you’re a Nonprofit or NGO, OGC membership scales with your team size, offering the same core benefits, from participation in working groups and innovation programs to certification and visibility.
Use our Membership Fee Calculator to estimate your annual dues.
Engagement Levels (OGC Tier Framework)
Scale your participation based on your product strategy and market goals. Each tier builds on the previous one — unlocking broader governance roles, innovation access, and visibility.
Professional/ Developer
Join to Participate:
Participate in working groups, innovation programs, and access compliance discounts.
Explorer
Join to Participate:
Participate in working groups, innovation programs, and access compliance discounts.
Catalyst
Join to Influence:
All the benefits in the previous tire, and – Ability to propose new working groups, Gain technical committee membership with voting rights, and eligible for unlimited compliance packages.
Principal
Join to Lead:
All the benefits in the previous tire, and – Planning Committee membership and voting rights, Election of OGC Board of Directors, Prominent branding and promotion and unlimited compliance packages.
Strategic
Join to Invest:
All the benefits in the previous tire, and – Strategic Member Advisory Committee (SMAC) Representation, Direct a percentage of organization’s membership dues for specific OGC technical initiatives and unlimited compliance packages.
Request for full tier details and benefits in the Enquiry Form.
Compare Engagement Levels
Benefits
OGC portal licenses1
Complimentary registrations for each online OGC Events and Member Meetings
Complimentary registrations for each online OGC Events and Member Meetings
Can participate in Code Sprints
Can participate in working groups
Can propose a new working group
Technical Committee membership and voting rights
Planning Committee membership and voting rights
Election of OGC Board of Directors
Opportunity to engage in Quarterly C-Suite Forums
Strategic Member Advisory Committee (SMAC) Representation
Direct a percentage of organization’s membership dues for specific OGC technical initiatives
Can participate in COSI projects as an observer
Eligible for funding through OGC technical initiatives if selected
Eligible for OGC advisory support
Eligible for Advisory Services
Eligible to sponsor branded fellowships
Brand awareness and promotion
Sponsored memberships4
Professional/ Developer
1
12
Unlimited
- Be listed in the OGC Member Directory & portal Agora
Explorer
5
1
Unlimited
- Be listed in the OGC Member Directory & portal Agora
- Display the official OGC Member logo & certificate
- Share your work via OGC blogs, newsletters, and social media
Catalyst
20
2
Unlimited
- Be listed in the OGC Member Directory & portal Agora
- Display the official OGC Member logo & certificate
- Share your work via OGC blogs, newsletters, and social media
Principal
50
4
Unlimited
- Prominent placement on the OGC website homepage
- Display the official OGC Member logo & certificate
- Share your work via OGC media channels, including one featured use case per year
1 Explorer organization & 2 individuals
Strategic
100
20
Unlimited
- Prominent placement on the OGC website homepage
- Display the official OGC Member logo & certificate
- Share your work via OGC media channels, including one featured use case per year
- OGC promotion in external industry and media outlets
2 Explorer organizations & 4 individuals
1University members receive extra student portal licenses: Explorers get 20, Catalysts 100, Principals 500, and Strategic members have unlimited
2One complimentary registration per year
3Extra small commercial members are eligible to receive up to $10,000 in funding per membership cycle
4Sponsorship-level memberships are not eligible to bid on or receive funding through technical initiatives. A paid Explorer (or higher) membership is required.
Enquire About Membership
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