The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

OGC's 129th Member Meeting will be held at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montreal, Canada, from June 17-21, with the theme "Standards enabling collaboration for global challenges" such as #climate, #disasters, #marine, #AI and more. A big thank you to OGC Strategic Member Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) for hosting, and supporters Esri Canada and Bentley Systems. More info and registration is here: https://bit.ly/4bg9FdE #OGCMM

OGC Innovation Days Europe 2024 has the theme "Climate and Disaster Resilience, One Health, and Data Spaces," and seeks to connect technology with governance and policy. It will be held in conjunction with FOSS4G Europe on July 1-2 in Tartu, Estonia. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3vcIgKu

The OGC Canada Forum is back! Scheduled as part of the 129th OGC Member Meeting in Montreal, any organization based or operating in Canada is welcome to participate. The Forum seeks to address Canada's geospatial needs by fostering collaboration on innovation and standards in support of economic growth. Attendees will discuss current and future challenges while exploring opportunities and solutions. Join us and other members of the Canadian Geospatial Community in person or remotely across two 90-minute sessions on June 17 & 18. Find out more and register here: https://bit.ly/3y980Zn #OGCCanadaForum #OGCMM

Testbed-20 will drive innovation at the foundations of geospatial data ecosystems, with new #imagery, new #HPC, and new #datacubes. Applications to participate are now open. Funding is available. https://bit.ly/3wCFfnl

Peter Rabley appointed to CEO; Testbed-20 CFP; one month until the Member Meeting in Montreal

Calling for participation in the Urban Digital Twins Interoperability Pilot, which aims to improve the interoperability of geospatial data and analyses within #DigitalTwins and lay the foundations for better #interoperability between Digital Twins developed for separate applications. Funding available. Applications close June 3. https://bit.ly/3y5nOMF

Requesting public comment on the Features and Geometries JSON – Part 1: Core Standard, which specifies extensions to the GeoJSON format that support certain useful geospatial application contexts. Comments due June 24. https://bit.ly/3x7Dizo

Did you hear? OGC's Chief Standards Officer, Scott Simmons, was featured on episode #7 of the LIDAR Magazine podcast. Scott talks about OGC’s work with the LAS and LAZ #lidar data formats, the efforts of its Point Cloud Domain Working Group, and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3wJguWz

If you use Points of Interest (POI) data check out our free webinar at 9am EDT tomorrow: https://lnkd.in/gTtpamMP

Last night at Geospatial World Forum (GWF) in Rotterdam, OGC made the exciting announcement that Peter Rabley has been appointed as OGC's new CEO. “OGC is well positioned to build on the incredible 30 year legacy by responding to the ever-increasing rate of change seen in technology and society alike. Opportunities and challenges have never been more apparent and I see tremendous potential for growth in new markets around the globe. This is the time of geospatial.” - Peter Rabley, OGC CEO. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gKSm2uSm