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