Bentley Systems, Incorporated Takes Principal Membership in the OGC(R).WAYLAND, Mass. -- The Open Geospatial Consortium The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international voluntary consensus standards organization. In the OGC, more than 330 commercial, governmental, nonprofit and research organizations worldwide collaborate in an open consensus process encouraging development and (OGC OGC Office of Government Commerce (UK government) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC Office of the General Counsel OGC Open GIS Consortium, Inc. [R]) (http://www.opengeospatial.org) announced that Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Incorporated has upgraded to become a Principal Member in the OGC. Principal Members have complete authority over the specification release and adoption process through their voting rights Voting rights The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to vote for directors. voting rights The type of voting and the amount of control held by the owners of a class of stock. in the Planning Committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación (PC). It is by PC vote that OpenGIS[R] Specifications are approved and released by the Consortium. PC Members participate in planning and management of the Consortium's technology development process, evaluate and provide guidance on market direction and Consortium focus, possess Technical Committee voting rights, have approval authority for OGC policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental , and vote to elect members of the OGC Board of Directors. "The OGC is pleased that Bentley has chosen to assume a leadership position in the consortium's membership," Sam Bacharach, Executive Director of the Outreach Program, said. "We look forward to them applying their expertise in advancing the cause of standardization." Tim Case of PB (Parsons Brinckerhoff Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) is a planning, engineering, program and construction management organization. The company has been involved in planning and designing some of the world's largest public works projects, such as Boston's Big Dig, Britain's rail system Network Rail; ), who chairs OGC's 3D Information Management Working Group, said of the recent OGC Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , Phase 4 (OWS-4) interoperability project, "Bentley played a central role in OWS-4 and helped us to demonstrate a framework of interoperability across the lifecycle of building and infrastructure investment involving design, construction, operation and decommissioning Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from operational status. Some specific instances include:
Carey Mann, Vice President Geospatial Solutions for Bentley, added, "Bentley is pleased to take this central role at the OGC. We have long participated in the OGC and its initiatives and believe the time is right for us to significantly expand our involvement. The broadening of the OGC's scope to spatially enable the wide range of geospatial and engineering disciplines aligns perfectly with Bentley's focus. As user organizations embrace 3D modeled infrastructure and increased operational integration within the enterprise, Bentley is uniquely positioned to help the OGC advance its vision." About Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission ) and operations. With revenues now surpassing $400 million annually, and more than 2400 colleagues globally, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms and major owner-operators, and was named the world's No. 2 provider of GIS/geospatial software solutions in a recent Daratech research study. To receive Bentley press releases as they are issued, visit www.bentley.com/bentleywire. For more information, visit www.bentley.com. To view a copy of Bentley's May 2006 Annual Report online, go to www.bentley.com/May2006annualreport. About The Open Geospatial Consortium The OGC[R] is an international industry consortium of more than 335 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface specifications. OpenGIS[R] 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 www.opengeospatial.org. |
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