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July 28, 2023

OGC adopts CityGML 3.0 Part 2: GML Encoding as an official OGC Standard

New encoding for CityGML version 3.0 can be used to store and exchange 3D city models in the GML format as data sets or via web services.

September 28, 2022

OGC Seeks Public Comment on CityGML 3.0 Part 2: GML Encoding Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the OGC City Geography Markup Language (CityGML) 3.0 Part 2: GML Encoding Standard.The CityGML 3.0 GML Encoding Standard presents the GML encoding of the concepts defined by the CityGML 3.0 Part 1: Conceptual Model (CM) Standard, which was approved as an OGC Standard in 2021.The GML encoding is compliant to GML versions 3.2 and 3.3, which is defined by ISO 19136.A collection of example data sets for the CityGML 3.0 GML Encoding is available from the OGC CityGML-3.0 Encodings Public GitHub Repository.The candidate OGC City Geography Markup Language (CityGML) 3.0 Part 2: GML Encoding Standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.

September 14, 2021

OGC Membership approves the CityGML v3.0 Conceptual Model as official OGC Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has approved the CityGML v3.0 Conceptual Model for adoption as an official OGC Standard.The CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model Standard describes a common semantic information model for the representation of 3D urban objects.An improved information model for buildings with increased interoperability with the EU INSPIRE building information model and the OpenBIM IFC standard.However, for those looking to take advantage of the new features, existing CityGML data can be upgraded to CityGML 3.0.As with any OGC standard, the open CityGML 3.0 standard is free to download and implement.

December 14, 2020

Public comment sought on CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model for storage and exchange of 3D city models

A key goal for the development of the CityGML Conceptual Model is to provide a common definition of the basic entities, attributes, and relations of a semantically rich 3D city model.CityGML 3.0 keeps key concepts of the previous version and makes the implementation of CityGML more versatile.The CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model is a Platform Independent Model (PIM).The candidate CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by the 28th of January, 2021, and should be submitted via the method outlined on the CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model’s public comment request page.

December 14, 2020

Public comment sought on CityGML 3.0 Conceptual Model for storage and exchange of 3D city models

CityGML 3.0 defines a common information model for the representation of 3D urban objects that can be shared over different applications, improving their reusability and increasing ROI

December 17, 2019

OGC announces virtualcitySYSTEMS as the winner of the 2019 OGC CityGML Challenge

The Manchester 3D Data Viewer was developed by virtualcitySYSTEMS as the winning entry to the 2019 CityGML Challenge.OGC’s CityGML standard is an open data model and format for the storage and exchange of virtual 3D city models.“To be part of this OGC challenge was truly challenging, but a wonderful experience.About OSOrdnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, and a world-leading geospatial data and technology organisation.The Manchester partners are the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Siemens, local SME, Pixel Mill Digital, and Manchester City Council.

December 17, 2019

OGC announces virtualcitySYSTEMS as the winner of the 2019 OGC CityGML Challenge

The winning spot was awarded for creating the CityGML 3 visualization tool with the most comprehensive data integration environment, 3D analysis tools, and integration of other standards.

September 23, 2019

CityGML-Urban Planning ADE Ideathon will be held in Japan

In October and February, the Ideathon will discuss expanding the applications of CityGML and Urban Planning ADE in Japan, as well as the demand for updated versions in the future.The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), in collaboration with the Cabinet Office of Japan, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan, and the Urban Structure Visualization Promotion Organization (USVPO), are pleased to announce the CityGML-Urban Planning ADE Ideathon held across two two-day meetings in Japan.In addition, participants of the 1st Ideathon session may report on use cases of CityGML and the Urban Planning ADE.For more information about the Ideathon, please visit the CityGML-Urban Planning ADE Ideathon event page.Participants will discuss the implementation of the Urban Planning ADE, announced on May 7, 2019.

July 23, 2019

OGC invites you to its CityGML Challenge

Help to create visualization tools that support CityGML 3 and you could land a £5,000 cash prizeThe Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Ordnance Survey (OS), and Manchester City Council (MCC) invite interested developers to participate in the CityGML Challenge.The CityGML Challenge will encourage the configuration of software tools to visualise CityGML data.To learn more about how to participate in the CityGML Challenge, including the informational webinars being held on 7 August and 5 September, visit OGC’s CityGML Challenge webpage.The Manchester partners are the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Siemens, local SME, Clicks and Links, and Manchester City Council alongside Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Stavanger (Norway).About Manchester City CouncilManchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.