This OGC Code Sprint, supported by is a collaborative and inclusive event designed to advance the development and implementation of OGC standards, with a primary focus on the GEOINT Imagery Media for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (GIMI) standard. In addition to GIMI, participants will also work on OGC APIs and selected Integrity, Provenance, and Trust (IPT) topics. The Sprint is supported by the OGC Testbed-21 initiative and supported by  Open Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and thus will include software implementations from those and other organisations. We encourage participants  to bring their implementations to the code sprint.

Several geospatial standards will be featured in this code sprint. Everyone is welcome to participate and work on their preferred standard during the code sprint.

The Sprint is open to participants from across the geospatial ecosystem.

Registration is now live at https://events.ogc.org/OGC-Code-Sprint-GIMI-Focus

The in-person portion of the Code Sprint will be hosted by the USGS at the Fort Collins Science Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (2150 Centre Avenue, Building C, Fort Collins, CO 80526). A virtual participation option will also be available via the OGC-Events Discord server: https://discord.gg/3uyaZZuXr3

OGC Code Sprints provide a practical environment to explore emerging ideas, improve interoperability across existing standards, and test new extensions or profiles in real-world contexts. Participation is not limited to coding; testing, documentation, design discussions, and issue reporting are all welcome. A mentor stream will be available to support participants who are new to OGC standards.

About OGC

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is a collective problem-solving community of experts from more than 360 businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities driven to make geospatial (location) information and services FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. The global OGC Community engages in a mix of activities related to location-based technologies: developing consensus-based open standards and best-practice; collaborating on agile innovation initiatives; engaging in community meetings, events, and workshops; and more. Learn more at https://www.ogc.org/.