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Ed Parsons Named Chair of OGC Board of Directors
The Open Geospatial Consortium names Ed Parsons as Board Chair, with Prof. Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse as Vice Chair to drive global geospatial innovation.
OGC Publishes Best Practice for UML to JSON Encoding Rules
The Best Practice builds upon OGC’s 30-plus years of modeling experience to ensure interoperability for data encoded using JSON.
OGC publishes IndoorGML 2.0 Part 1: Conceptual Model Standard
A conceptual model that enables interoperable representation of indoor navigation networks and spatial relationships
Calls and Requests
OGC members can submit proposals for COSI Initiatives when a Call for Participation (CFP) or Sponsorship (CFS) is released. Members of the public are also invited to provide feedback on standards, charters, and other consensus-based activities.
OGC Seeks Public Comment on Candidate LAZ 1.4 Community Standard
October 06, 2025: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the candidate LAZ 1.4 Community Standard. The comment period is open for 30…
OGC Seeks Public Comment on Candidate OGC API – Joins Standard
The OGC API — Joins candidate Standard specifies the behavior of Web APIs that join data from specified input data files containing feature collections with…
