Technical papers

Documents describing implemented standards, specifications, or technologies that originate outside of OGC, but also address interoperability requirements in geospatial and related communities.

Document Title (click to view/download) OGC Doc.# Editor Publication Date
Advancing the Interoperability of Geospatial Intelligence Tradecraft with 3D Modeling, Simulation, and Game Engines20-085r1USGIF & OGC2021-03-08
The objectives of this MS&G Technical Paper are focused on identifying technology trends that are influencing the...Click to continue reading
OGC Benefits of Representing Spatial Data Using Semantic and Graph Technologies19-078r1Joseph Abhayaratna, Linda van den Brink, Nicholas Car, Rob Atkinson, Timo Homburg, Frans Knibbe, Kri2020-10-05
This paper does four things. Firstly, it describes the benefits of representing geospatial data using semantics, graph, and web te...Click to continue reading
Geospatial Data Science20-001r2 George Percivall2020-07-22
This OGC White Paper describes Geospatial Data Science based on the Location Powers: Data Science Summit of November 2019. The white paper ...Click to continue reading
Health Spatial Data Infrastructure: Application Areas, Recommendations, and Architecture19-076Ajay Gupta, Luis Bermudez, Eddie Oldfield, Scott Serich2020-03-30
This Health Spatial Data Infrastructure white paper provides a discussion about the collection, exchange, integration, analysis, and visualiz...Click to continue reading
OGC White Paper on Land Administration18-008r1Christiaan Lemmen, Peter van Oosterom, Mohsen Kalantari, Eva-Maria Unger, Cornelis de Zeeuw2019-02-12
This white paper provides an overview of the land administration domain and proposes actions needed for design and develop impleme...Click to continue reading
The Role of Geospatial in Edge-Fog-Cloud Computing - An OGC White Paper18-004r1George Percivall2018-07-31
“The cloud is dead – long live the cloud!” so begins an IEC White paper on Edge Intelligence.[1] The IEC White Paper continues th...Click to continue reading
Big Geospatial Data – an OGC White Paper16-131r2George Percivall2017-09-25
This white paper is a survey of Big Geospatial Data with these main themes: Geospatial data is increasing in volume and varie...Click to continue reading
OGC® Open Geospatial APIs - White Paper16-019r4George Percivall2017-02-23
OGC defines interfaces that enable interoperability of geospatial applications. API’s are a popular method to implement interfaces...Click to continue reading
OGC Identifiers - the case for http URIs10-124r1Simon Cox2010-07-15
The OGC provides a large number of resources to support the construction of spatial data infrastructures, including documents, s...Click to continue reading
OGC Compliance Testing White Paper10-128Luis Bermudez2010-10-22
This white paper describes the OGC Compliance Testing Program. It provides information about: • The need for compliance testing...Click to continue reading
OGC Standards and Cloud Computing11-036Lance McKee, Carl Reed, Steven Ramage2011-04-07
This OGC White Paper discusses cloud computing from the perspective of OGC’s geospatial standards development activities and sta...Click to continue reading
Open Source and Open Standards11-110Arnulf Christl and Carl Reed2011-08-11
This article is a White Paper jointly published by OGC and OSGeo. It was approved as an official joint OSGeo and OGC White Paper ...Click to continue reading
Geospatial Business Intelligence (GeoBI)09-044r3George Percivall, Raj Singh2012-07-12
BI is an umbrella term for a major component of IT infrastructure. It encompasses Data Warehouses, Business Analytics, Dashboard...Click to continue reading
Architecture of an Access Management Federation for Spatial Data and Services in Germany12-026Andreas Matheus2012-04-18
An Access Management Federation (AMF) is a network of organizations that trust each other for the means of sharing protected res...Click to continue reading
OGC Sensor Web Enablement: Overview and High Level Architecture07-165r1Mike Botts, George Percivall, Carl Reed, John Davidson2013-04-02
A sensor network is a computer accessible network of many, spatially distributed devices using sensors to monitor conditions at different locat...Click to continue reading
The Open Geospatial Consortium and EarthCube11-159David Maidment, Ben Domenico, Alastair Gemmell, Kerstin Lehnert, David Tarboton, Ilya Zaslavsky2011-10-19
EarthCube aims to create an integrated system to access, analyze and share information that is used by the entire geos...Click to continue reading
OGC Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework14-115George Percivall2015-01-21
This White Paper supports development of a Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework based on these themes: K Smart Cities are...Click to continue reading
OGC Information Technology Standards for Sustainable Development14-095Lance McKee2015-01-23
Sustainable development, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their o...Click to continue reading
OGC Compliance Overview - Guide for Software Acquisition15-002r5Luis Bermudez2015-04-20
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) provides international standards that are implemented worldwide in thousands of ap...Click to continue reading
OGC Information Technology Standards for Sustainable Development14-095Lance McKee2015-01-22
Sustainable development, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, wil...Click to continue reading
OGC Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework14-115George Percivall2015-01-21
This White Paper supports development of a Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework based on these themes: - Smart Cities are high-density...Click to continue reading
Cyberarchitecture for Geosciences White Paper11-145George Percivall2014-05-20
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is developing EarthCube” - Towards a National Data Infrastructure for Earth System Science ...Click to continue reading
OGC® Sensor Web Enablement: Overview And High Level Architecture07-165r1Carl Reed, Mike Botts, George Percivall, John Davidson2013-04-02
This OGC White Paper provides a high-level overview of and architecture for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards activities that foc...Click to continue reading

Sign up today

Receive the latest news on OGC.

© 2024 Open Geospatial Consortium. All Rights Reserved.

Become a memberBecome a member