About OWS-3
OGC Web Services, Phase 3 (OWS-3) was an Interoperability Initiative that advanced
OGC technology in the following areas:
- Common Architecture
- OGC Location Services (OpenLS)
- Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)
- Geo-Decision Support Services (GeoDSS)
- Geo-Digital Rights Management (GeoDRM)
- The IEEE 1451™ and OASIS Common alerting Protocol (CAP) standards were used in OWS-3
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Interoperability Program (IP)
is a global, hands-on and collaborative prototyping program for rapid development of
proven candidate specifications for consideration for consensus adoption and public
release by the OGC Specification Program.