[OGC Press Release] The OGC Announces New Automated Compliance Tests

[OGC Press Release]

June 26, 2007. Wayland, MA. The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC(R))
membership has adopted new test suites, test scripts and reference
implementations for OpenGIS(R) Specifications. A new TEAM Engine (Test,
Evaluation, And Measurement Engine) and Compliance Test Language were
adopted as the OGC's official new compliance testing platform.

These new free tests and testing software enable technology providers to
confirm that their products are compliant with OpenGIS standards.
Providers can then submit products for certification. Certified products
can carry the OGC "Certified Compliant" mark to formally signify adherence
to OGC standards.

Test suites were adopted for the following OpenGIS® implementation
specifications:
  Web Map Service (WMS) 1.3.0
  Web Feature Service (WFS) with Filter Encoding 1.1.0
  Geography Markup Language (GML) Simple Features SF 1.0
  Catalog Services - Web (CS/W) 2.0.1
  Web Map Context (WMC) 1.1.0
  GeoRSS GML

To assist programmers in developing solutions, open source reference
implementations were adopted for:
  WMS 1.3.0
  CS/W 2.0.1
  WFS 1.1.0

Developers can download the TEAM Engine from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/teamengine/ to test their implementations
of the OGC's OpenGIS® implementation specifications in the developers' own
environments.

The TEAM Engine, an open source program developed by Northrop Grumman, and
the test suites and reference implementations, contributed by other OGC
members, were among the results of the OGC's fourth OGC Web Services test
bed activity (OWS-4).

Official OGC Compliance Testing, available only at
http://cite.opengeospatial.org/, can be done online for a compliance
report and/or for submission of a product or service for certification and
OGC Compliance branding. This site provides more information about the
test suites. More information about the OGC Compliance Testing Program and
trademark licensing is available at
http://www.opengeospatial.org/compliance/.

The OGC® is an international industry consortium of more than 335
companies, government agencies, research organizations, and universities
participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available
interface specifications. OpenGIS® Specifications support interoperable
solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services,
and mainstream IT. The specifications empower technology developers to
make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with
all kinds of applications. Visit the OGC website at
http://www.opengeospatial.org/.