The Latest on Cloud-Native Geospatial Standards in OGC
OGC Chief Standards Officer, Scott Simmons, digs into the elements of the cloud ecosystem that OGC is addressing: interfaces, applications, encodings, and operations.
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 […]
Towards a Cloud-Native OGC
Article Contributed by Chris Holmes, OGC Visiting Fellow – About six months ago I started as the first ‘Visiting Fellow’ of the Open Geospatial Consortium. It’s been a true pleasure to explore various aspects of OGC more deeply, working with staff and members. The time has flown by, and so I wanted to share my progress and […]
How it Went! The November 2021 Geospatial API Virtual Code Sprint
From November 15-17, 2021, OGC and ISO/TC 211 jointly hosted the November 2021 Geospatial API Virtual Code Sprint. The code sprint focused on the refinement of the OGC API – Features Standard and its ISO version, ISO 19168. OGC API – Features offers the capability to serve, create, modify, and query spatial data on the Web. The Standard […]
Towards a Cloud-Native Geospatial standards baseline
Article Contributed by Chris Holmes, OGC Visiting Fellow – In my previous post I laid out the vision for Cloud-Native Geospatial, but with this post, I want to get into the details of what is needed. I’ll lay out the key areas where foundational standards are needed, and then survey the current status of each area. […]