Hexagon on the value of collaboration, Standards, and OGC Membership
Hexagon’s long-time support of OGC and our Standards, including our family of OGC APIs, has enabled the Company to learn from, collaborate with, and support the broader geospatial community, while also improving their product offering and being one of the first to market with support for the latest generation of geospatial standards.
Esri’s ArcGIS enables thousands of datasets, maps, and apps for location
Article Contributed by Adam Martin, ESRI Open standards aren’t just about efficiency. They allow organizations across the globe to share information effectively and securely, and can provide much needed security for data. Standards provide governments and industry alike the ability to use tons of data for a range of use cases from citizen science to […]
Paving the way forward for Building Energy Mapping and Analytics
This Article was Contributed by Eddie Oldfield, Senior Lead, Projects & Advisory Services, QUEST; Jessica Webster, Energy Planning Analyst, Natural Resources Canada; and Ryan Ahola, Environmental Scientist, Natural Resources Canada – Introduction – The Challenge Building energy mapping and analysis are critical for geo-targeting energy policies and programs to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon […]
A User-centric Approach to Data Cubes
A recent OGC workshop led to the development of a new definition of data cube and underscored the need for a user-centric approach.
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One of Canada’s oldest government institutions, MSC, is also one to keep up with the times by using the latest technologies in its quest to help Canadians make informed decisions about their health and safety and economic prosperity.
Reflecting on the May 2021 OGC API Code Sprint
APIs have proven to be a popular and very effective enabler of rapid software development. This is more so in web mapping, where a combination of cartographic and software development skills is often needed to create maps for a global user base. As part of OGC’s on-going development of the OGC API suite of standards, OGC […]