[OGC Press Release] The OGC Announces Transducer Markup Language (TML) Specification

[OGC Press Release]

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information about this announcement, contact:

Sam Bacharach 
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption 
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc 
tel: +1-703-352-3938 
sbacharach at opengeospatial.org

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August 9, 2007. Wayland, MA. The members of the Open Geospatial
Consortium, Inc. (OGC) have approved Version 1.0 of the Transducer
Markup Language Implementation Specification ("TML" or
"TransducerML"). 

Sensor systems have two basic parts - a sensing element and a
transducer that converts energy from one form to another form (usually
an electric signal) that can be interpreted. TML defines the
conceptual model and XML Schema for describing transducers and
supporting real-time streaming of data to and from sensor systems. TML
defines:

-- A set of models describing the response characteristics of a
transducer

-- An efficient method for transporting sensor data and preparing it
for use with other data through spatial and temporal associations

Along with other specifications coming out of the OGC's Sensor Web
Enablement activity, TML enables developers to create loosely coupled
open systems for discovering, controlling and using Web-accessible
sensors and transducers of all kinds, from simple digital switches to
satellite-borne imaging systems.

The OpenGIS® Transducer Markup Language Implementation
Specification can be downloaded from  
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards.

The OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 340
companies, government agencies, research organizations, and
universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly
available standards. 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.