Columbia University to Host Upcoming OGC Meetings.Business/Technology Editors WAYLAND, Mass. and PALISADES Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002 The Columbia Earth Institute will host the upcoming Meeting of the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC OGC Office of Government Commerce (UK government) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC Office of the General Counsel OGC Open GIS Consortium, Inc. ) at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) is a world-class research institution specializing in the Earth sciences and is part of Columbia University. The current director of Lamont is G. Michael Purdy. in Palisades, New York Palisades, New York is a very small hamlet, part of the Town of Orangetown, located in southeastern Rockland County, New York. It borders the Hudson River to the east, Rockleigh and Alpine New Jersey to the south, Tappan to the west, and Sparkill to the north. , February 4-9, 2002. OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 225 companies, government agencies, non-government organizations and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geoprocessing specifications that empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful in all types of applications. The Earth Institute chose to host the meetings as the two organizations anticipate a close working relationship aimed at advancing the global information infrastructure to support multidisciplinary research for Earth science and sustainability. The Earth Institute is exploring ways of working with OGC over the long-term, including ways to expand the OGC network, as well as to advance geospatial interoperability in support of hazards and risk research, oceans and climate research, interoperability of research data and analytic software, and Earth and environmental data management and dissemination. "OGC is privileged to hold its meetings at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, with its remarkable history of interdisciplinary work. By allowing OGC members to begin a necessary dialog with leading Earth and environmental researchers, this meeting will give us a unique opportunity to explore work on interoperability," explains OGC President David Schell. "We also appreciate the significance of meeting with colleagues already exploring interoperability in the context of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's response to recent events." "The Columbia Earth Institute brings together a unique suite of scientific research in climate change science, hazards and risk research, biodiversity, Earth engineering and environmental policy and provides a valuable platform for the initiation and evaluation of multidisciplinary research and relief efforts taking place in the world," said John Mutter, Executive Deputy Director of the Observatory and Associate Vice Provost of the Earth Institute. The OGC Meeting in New York will bring together a number of programs and institutions that are focused on fostering collaboration among various "communities," in the scientific, public and private sectors. The upcoming OGC Technical and Planning Committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación proceedings will aim to advance OpenGIS(R) Specifications for public release. In addition, OGC will address several initiatives including a Critical Infrastructure Protection Department of Defense (DOD) program to identify and protect assets critical to the Defense Transportation System. Loss of a critical asset would result in failure to support the mission of a combatant commander. Initiative, a Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union Initiative focusing on Africa, and the 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. Test Bed, where OGC members including Columbia's Center for International Earth Science Information Network are working to address geospatial interoperability issues identified by New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. officials during their response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Since its inception in 1996, the Columbia Earth Institute has been a leader in understanding Earth to enhance sustainability through Earth systems science teaching, research and the application of Earth and social science to benefit society. For more information, visit www.earth.columbia.edu. OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 225 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geoprocessing specifications. Visit the OGC website at www.opengis.org. |
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