{"id":21208,"date":"2025-10-28T07:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/?page_id=21208"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:14:52","slug":"our-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/our-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21208\" class=\"elementor elementor-21208\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0ba46 banner-sec e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f0ba46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d15f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45d15f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Committees that Drive Innovation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34896c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34896c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through member-led and staff-supported committees, OGC members shape our direction, strengthen collaboration, and advance the adoption of open standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e30af9 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e30af9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c23054 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c23054\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afbea66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afbea66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OGC\u2019s Committees are Central to our Success<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996f597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"996f597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Committees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3d549 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3d549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OGC members can take part in a variety of committees that are both staff and member driven. They actively shape our work, from setting OGC\u2019s strategic direction to steering our standards\u2019 adoption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e7552 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56e7552\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edcb10 image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9edcb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/committees-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/committees-img.png 560w, 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Committee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74483a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f74483a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Strategic Member Advisory Committee (SMAC).<br \/><br \/>The SMAC provides a forum for Strategic members to guide and influence OGC\u2019s planning and support our operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d696a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23d696a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691c0dd image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"691c0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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OGC Strategic and Principal members can take part in the PC, which approves Technical Committee recommendations for the adoption and release of OGC standards.<\/p><p>It also recommends and votes on appointments to OGC\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b7997 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63b7997\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1203b image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a1203b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/technical-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/technical-img.png 362w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/technical-img-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical Committee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e0165 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e0165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0Technical Committee (TC). The main work on OGC Standards is led by the TC; it coordinates their development, modification and adoption.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #627da6;\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/subgroups\/\">Sub-groups<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #627da6;\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/subcommittees\/\">sub-committees<\/a>\u00a0support the TC\u2019s work. It is made up of all members of the OGC with voting privileges available to Voting members and above.<\/p><p>Additionally, the OGC Architecture Board (OAB) maintains consistency of the OGC Standards Baseline and evaluates candidate standards for their compliance with the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #627da6;\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/08-131r3_The_Specification_Model__Standard_for_Modular_specifications.pdf\">OGC Modular Specification<\/a>.\u00a0It also evaluates current technology issues and trends. The OAB identifies gaps to be addressed by OGC members and approves all OGC Collaborative Solution &amp; Innovation Program Interoperability Experiments. Membership of the OAB is by election.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feeb77e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feeb77e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ff221 image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95ff221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ogc-members-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ogc-members-img.png 855w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ogc-members-img-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ogc-members-img-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-ogc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ogc-members-img-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committees that Drive Innovation Through member-led and staff-supported committees, OGC members shape our direction, strengthen collaboration, and advance the adoption of open standards. 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