Geospatial Digital Rights Management Reference Model (GeoDRM RM): Request for Public Comments
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is contemplating adoption of a technology called Geospatial Digital Rights Management Reference Model (GeoDRM RM). OGC invites public comment on a candidate specification that will soon be presented for approval by OGC members as an OpenGIS(R) Abstract Specification. The purpose of this Request for Public Comment (RFPC) is to obtain comments on the proposal for technologies and needed interfaces required for Geospatial Digital Rights Management Reference Model (GeoDRM RM). Documentation of this draft specification can be downloaded here:
Candidate Submission: Wed, 2006-03-01 09:00
Close request period: Fri, 2006-03-10 09:00
TC and PC vote to issue request: Mon, 2006-04-03 09:00
Begin request period: Wed, 2006-05-03 09:00


This document is a reference model for digital rights management (DRM) functionality for geospatial resources (GeoDRM). As such, it is connected to the general DRM market in that geospatial resources must be treated as nearly as possible like other digital resources, such as music, text, or services. It is not the intention here to reinvent a market that already exists and is thriving, but to make sure that a larger market has access to geospatial resources through a mechanism that it understands and that is similar to the ones already in use.
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