OGC Membership approves OGC API – Records – Part 1: Core as an official OGC Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has officially approved OGC API – Records – Part 1: Core as a new standard. This modern, API-based specification enables seamless discovery, access, and search of geospatial metadata across federated systems. Supporting various catalog deployments, it bridges the gap between legacy CSW implementations and new open web technologies—paving the way for broader geospatial interoperability and innovation.