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April 12, 2006

OGC Members Bring Interoperability To Key GIS Events in March

Sessions at the two conferences will also highlight OGCs contribution to making geospatial data and services work together.At the GeoTec Event, a three-paper session titled, Open GIS and the Internet highlights different approaches to solving interoperability challenges using OpenGIS interfaces.Our ongoing relationship with the Open GIS Consortium is expanding – and thats great news for our constituents from local governments, utilities and infrastructure-focused organizations of all types.The event theme, A Spirit of Collaboration, is designed to highlight progress toward geospatial interoperability, said Matt Ball, show manager of the GeoTec Event.Geospatial data initiatives and interoperability developments are breaking down barriers to unleash the collaborative power of geotechnology.

April 12, 2006

OGC Seeks Comment on Proposed Web Map Context Specification

Wayland, MA, February 19, 2003 – The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) announces a Request for Comment (RFC) on the proposed Web Map Context Documents Implementation Specification.This proposed specification describes a standardized approach to enable the capture and maintenance of the context – or state information – of a Web Map Server (WMS) request so that this information can be reused easily in the future user session.This RFC is the result of Web Services work accomplished over the past few years as part of OGCs Interoperability Program of fast paced testbeds and pilot projects.This program has led to a foundation of web-based interoperability involving not only map display but also more sophisticated geoprocessing functions, as well as location based services, sensor and camera geolocation, web catalogs of spatial data and spatial web services, and other capabilities.The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.

April 12, 2006

OGC Elects Board of Directors

New directors are nominated by the board and are elected by the OGC Planning Committee, which oversees implementation of OGCs technology development plan in accordance with strategic directions set by the board.OGC directors are elected as individuals and do not represent the organizations with which they are professionally affiliated.Re-elected OGC directors include: S.J.OGCs Board of Directors is a very important part of the organizations process, providing strategic guidance, financial oversight and organizational guidelines for OGC operations.OGC directors provide professional and policy level credibility to the OpenGIS world movement.

April 12, 2006

OGC Approves GML 3

February 6, 2003, Wayland, MA, USA – The Open GIS Consortium (OGC) announces the approval and release of Geography Markup Language version 3.0 (GML 3).GML 3 is almost entirely backwards compatible with GML 2, so that developers and users familiar with GML 2 can begin working immediately with GML 3.Like GML 2, GML 3 will play a key role in both spatial data encoding and transport, and in the description of geographic objects for geospatial Web services.Kurt Buehler, OGC CTO explains GML 3s modular structure means that those choosing to use GML can literally pick out the schemas or schema components that apply to their work.GML 3.0 also includes a sample packaging tool that creates a tailored schema containing only the required components from the GML core schemas.

April 12, 2006

US Army Corps of Engineers Receives OGC Vision Award

Wayland, MA, February 12, 2003 – The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) recently presented the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) with the first annual OGC Vision Award.In 1993, the Corps spatial technology team at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) germinated the interoperability concept that led to the creation of the OGC.ERDC has been instrumental in the creation and success of OGCs Interoperability Program, an ongoing series of testbeds, pilot projects and other activities related to the rapid development and testing of interoperability specifications.Lt. Gen. Robert Flowers, USACE said, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is greatly honored by this recognition for our role in helping OGC introduce interoperability into the spatial technology market.David Schell, President of OGC, said, The spatial technology community is motivated by interest in a wide range of technology applications.

April 12, 2006

Ron Fresne Joins OGC as Initiatives Manager

Wayland, MA, January 21, 2003 – The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) announced that Ron Fresne has joined OGCs staff as Interoperability Initiatives Manager.Working with teams of technologists from agencies, companies, and universities around the world, he will have overall responsibility for ensuring the successful execution of OGC Interoperability Initiatives, which include testbeds, pilot projects, feasibility studies and other activities.He will work in OGCs Interoperability Program (IP) and will report to IP Executive Director Jeff Harrison.OGCs IP is a global program to organize and manage Interoperability Initiatives that address the geoprocessing interoperability needs of industry and government Sponsors.He has held similar positions at SRI International (US), Leading Technology Services Corporation (US), and Oracle Corporation (US).

April 12, 2006

OGC Demonstrates the Future of Interoperable Web Services

jharrison [at] opengeospatial.orgGaithersburg, MD, USA, January 17, 2003 – Sponsors, participants and invited guests joined the Open GIS Consortium (OGC) at Lockheed Martin recently to view the results of the OGC Web Services 1.2 Testbed initiative.Attendees saw the use of live sensors, the tasking of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the integration of data, services, and other elements hosted on servers worldwide.Draft interfaces for a variety of services, including a Sensor Planning Service, Web Notification Service, Sensor Collection Service, Sensor Markup Language (SensorML), Image Archive Service, Web Coverage Service, and Coverage Portrayal Service each played a part in the procedure.OGC Web Services 1.2 is part of OGCs Interoperability Program, a global, collaborative, hands-on engineering and testing program that rapidly delivers proven candidate specifications into OGCs Specification Program, where they are formalized for public release.OpenGIS® Specifications support interoperable solutions that geo-enable the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT.

April 12, 2006

OGC Approves Important Spatial Catalog Specification

Wayland, MA, January 22, 2003 – The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) announced industry approval of an expanded version of the OpenGIS® Catalog Service Implementation Specification.The OpenGIS Catalog Service Specification version 1.1.1 documents industry consensus regarding an open, standard interface to online catalogs for geographic information and web-accessible geoprocessing services.Catalog services support the ability to publish and search collections of descriptive information (metadata) for data, services, and related information objects.Catalog services are required to support the discovery of registered information resources within and between collaborating communities that seek to share information efficiently.Version 1.1.1 is more comprehensive than earlier OpenGIS® Catalog Service Specification versions and proposals.

April 12, 2006

OGC Critical Infrastructure Protection Initiative Moves Forward With Strong Industry Commitments

jharrison [at] opengeospatial.orgWayland, MA, USA, January 17, 2003 – Four industry leaders, Autodesk, BAE SYSTEMS, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions and Northrop Grumman Information Technology (IT) have committed significant resources to the Open GIS Consortiums (OGC) Critical Infrastructure Protection Initiative (CIPI).The four organizations are providing support throughout the multipart CIPI program.Intergraph has taken an active role in the CIPI program from its inception, sharing a common goal with OGC.Intergraph shares the same fundamental beliefs as the CIPI program, said Preetha Pulusani, president, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions.Questions about the Interoperability Program should be addressed to Mr. Jeff Harrison, Executive Director,, (703) 491-9543.