Building the Building Blocks for the Future of Location: The November 2022 OGC Web Mapping Code Sprint
The mechanisms through which maps are delivered across the Internet have evolved significantly over the past two decades. Advancement of such mechanisms has been driven by a combination of factors. New data formats have emerged, the SWaP-C (size, weight, power, and cost) of devices has improved, and the capabilities of web browsers have been enhanced […]
OGC Seeks Public Comment on Creating new GeoDataCube Standards Working Group
New Standard Working Group will improve data interoperability of GeoDataCube for Analysis Ready Data. The public comment period for the GeoDataCubes SWG will end 19 January, 2023.
OGC Testbed-19 Call For Sponsors: Interoperability and Collaboration from Oceans to Space
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is currently preparing its next major Innovation Initiative, Testbed-19, which builds upon the success and outcomes of Testbed-17, Testbed-18, and other Collaborative Solution and Innovation (COSI) Program Initiatives (formerly the OGC Innovation Program).
OGC API – Tiles – Part 1: Core adopted as official OGC Standard
The release of OGC API – Tiles as an OGC Standard signals a new era in how tiled geospatial information is served over the Web.
OGC Seeks to Retire OGC Moving Features Encoding Extension – JSON Best Practice; Public Comment Sought
Superseded Best Practice Document will be retired to ensure consistency in implementation.
Reflections on the 2022 Joint OGC & ISO Code Sprint – The Metadata Code Sprint
Over the past two decades, standards such as ISO 19115:2003 and the OGC Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) have been integrated into several Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives at national and international levels. These standards leveraged the Extensible Markup Language (XML) which, at the time, was the primary encoding for data exchange in IT. […]