The OGC(R) Announces Call for Participation in OWS-5 Testbed.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]) has issued a Request for Quotes/Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) for 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. , Phase 5 (OWS-5) Interoperability Initiative, a testbed to advance OGC's open geospatial interoperability framework. The RFQ/CFP is available at http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/requests/40. Based on sponsor requirements, the OWS-5 initiative is organized as six threads over two initiative phases: 1. Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) 2. Geo Processing Workflow (GPW) 3. Information Communities' Semantics (ICS) 4. CAD/GIS/BIM 5. Agile Geography 6. Compliance Testing (CITE) Significant work items include geospatial Web service chaining and workflow, enhancements to the KML KML Keyhole Markup Language KML Killing My Lobster (comedy troupe, San Francisco, California) KML Killing Myself Laughing KML Knowledge Markup Language KML Keyed Modeling Language language, practical application of the Sensor Web, and application of GML GML Geography Markup Language (XML components for encoding geospatial data) GML Greek Mythology Link (website) GML Generalized Markup Language to real-world scenarios. The RFQ/CFP includes details of these threads as well as details of the bidders' conference, selection process and kickoff. Responses are due by June 8, 2007. If your organization is interested in participating, contact Raj Singh at rsingh@opengeospatial.org. OWS OWS Operational Weather Squadron OWS Office of Workforce Security OWS Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OWS Outdoor Wireless System OWS Operator Workstation (Ericsson) OWS Oil Water Separator OWS Open Water Swim testbeds are part of OGC's Interoperability Program, a global, hands-on and collaborative prototyping program designed to rapidly develop, test and deliver proven candidate specifications into OGC's Specification Program, where they are formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. for public release. In OGC's Interoperability Initiatives, international teams of technology providers work together to solve specific geoprocessing interoperability problems posed by the Initiative's sponsoring organizations. The OGC[R] is an international industry consortium of more than 335 companies, government agencies, research organizations, 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 http://www.opengeospatial.org. |
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