How OGC Contributes to FAIR Geospatial Data
Standards are a key element of the FAIR Principles of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability. As such, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has been supporting the FAIR Principles for geospatial information since its formation 30 years ago. This blog post offers an overview of select OGC Standards and components that support FAIRness in geospatial data.
The 2022 Joint OGC OSGeo ASF Code Sprint – How it went!
Over the past decade, geospatial technologies and data have become more widespread in use and application. A key catalyst for the increased uptake of geospatial technologies is the interoperability achieved through the implementation of Open Standards. Another important catalyst for this increased uptake is the availability of Open Source software products that are able to […]
Lowering the barrier of entry for OGC Web APIs
A version of this article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of GeoConnexion Magazine under the title ‘Lowering The Barrier To Entry.’ For the last few years, OGC has been modernizing our standards to better align with web best-practices and the expectations of developers and consumers alike, resulting in our growing OGC API family of standards. Part […]
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