10 October 2013 – The OGC and TECTERRA invite resource industry professionals to the Opening Doors, Connecting Businessevent, Tuesday, 5 November 2013.

Theevent will be held Tuesday, 5 November 2013 from 7:30am to 4:30pm at theFairmont Palliser in Calgary, Alberta.

Businesstoday is being driven by geospatial data: everything has a position and it iscritical to know where things are and how they connect.

TECTERRA,along with the OGC, is proud to host the Opening Doors, Connecting Businessevent. This event will feature talks by companies that have implemented theOGC's open geospatial standards in their business to improve operations, clientcommunication, and profitability.

Intoday's ever-changing business environment, you need to ensure you are part ofthe conversations that will change the way your industry operates and thisevent is a perfect opportunity to participate!

Joinus on November 5, 2013 at the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, Alberta to learnabout the latest in geospatial standards and network with industryprofessionals! 

Seethe event website at http://www.tecterra.com/ogc-event-detail.html .

TECTERRAprovides a full range of support programs to enable Canadian companies to bringinnovative geomatics solutions to market. We support technologies developed forintegrated resource management and other geospatial applications. Our uncomplicatedinvestment and grant programs are building blocks designed to reduce risk andsupport companies through each phase of product development andcommercialization. TECTERRA also provides meaningful networkingopportunities and targeted professional development services to maximizebusiness potential and commercial success. With a proven track record ofserving companies across Canada, TECTERRA is a catalyst for the successfulcommercialization of geomatics technology solutions. 

The Open GeospatialConsortium (OGC) is an internationalconsortium of more than 475 companies, government agencies, researchorganizations, and universities participating in a consensus process to developpublicly available geospatial standards. OGC standards support interoperablesolutions that “geo-enable” the Web, wireless and location-basedservices, and mainstream IT. OGC standards empower technology developers tomake geospatial information and services accessible and useful with anyapplication that needs to be geospatially enabled. Visit the OGC website at http://www.opengeospatial.org.