OGC Requests Input to Build Directory of Interoperable Products.Business/Technology Editors WAYLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 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. ) announces the development of an authoritative index of software products that implement OpenGIS(R) Interface Specifications. OGC requests the assistance of technology developers worldwide to help establish a directory that will be the ultimate source of information about software products and services that use OGC's interoperability specifications. The public directory will be the "go to" website for those looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. interoperable solutions, including software vendors, system integrators, and end-users. Interest in solutions with built-in OGC interoperability is growing rapidly. The list of products implementing OpenGIS Specifications such as the Web Mapping Server and GML GML Geography Markup Language (XML components for encoding geospatial data) GML Greek Mythology Link (website) GML Generalized Markup Language (Geography Markup Language The Geography Markup Language (GML) is the XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to express geographical features. GML serves as a modeling language for geographic systems as well as an open interchange format for geographic transactions on the Internet. ) is growing, with more organizations purchasing software based in part on the plug and play capabilities provided by use of interfaces that implement OpenGIS Specifications. The current listing includes 93 products from 25 companies that implement these specifications and 19 products from 7 companies that have passed conformance testing. An expanded directory of products implementing OGC's interfaces will be a valuable resource for users seeking improved interoperability of geospatial and location based services. Since 1998 when the first publicly available OGC Interface Specification was announced, an additional five interface specifications have been approved and released through the OGC consensus process for use by technology developers worldwide. The currently available OpenGIS specifications include: Simple Features for SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , OLS/COM and CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global , Catalog, Coordinate Transformation, Coverages, Web Map Server Noun 1. Web Map Server - a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information Web Map Service , and GML 2.1. In addition, there are numerous OGC Discussion and Recommendation papers for a group of draft interface specifications. These include Geocoding, Geoparser, Gazetteer gazetteer (găz'ĭtēr`), dictionary or encyclopedia listing alphabetically the names of places, political divisions, and physical features of the earth and giving some information about each. , Web Coverage Server, Web Terrain Server, and Style Layer Descriptor (1) A word or phrase that identifies a document in an indexed information retrieval system. (2) A category name used to identify data. (operating system) descriptor . Individuals or organizations interested in listing their implementation(s) in the directory are invited to submit information at http://www.opengis.org/addimp.htm. Details of the product, which specification(s) are used, and the submitting organization's contact information will be gathered and provided in the directory. OGC Membership is not required for inclusion. The directory is a free, public service maintained by the OGC. OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 220 companies, government agencies 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 www.opengis.org |
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