Ordnance Survey becomes a Principal Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium
25 Mar 2014 11:45 AM
Ordnance Survey is pleased to announce that
it has raised its Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership level from
Technical Committee level to Principal level.
As
a Principal Member, Ordnance Survey will participate in OGC's Planning
Committee to explore market and technology trends relevant to OGC's mission
to assure that OGC's policies and procedures remain effective and agile in
a changing technology environment, and to participate in final approval
decisions for all OGC standards.
“Ordnance Survey is a world renowned national
mapping authority already internationally recognised as a leader in the
adoption and consensus advancement of geospatial standards. The move to become
a Principal level OGC member can only further enhance this recognition and
leadership position," said Mark Reichardt, President and CEO of the
OGC.
This is an important development for
Ordnance Survey, highlighting the national mapping authority’s
commitment, and ongoing support, to the development of international open
standards. Ordnance Survey has been a long-term Technical Member of OGC,
taking a lead role on various geospatial standards projects including the
development of CityGML and more recently the OGC Web Map Service (WMS)
Interface Standard.
The
new Principal Membership reinforces Ordnance Survey’s vision to be
at the forefront of developments in open standards development. Under the new
membership, Ordnance Survey will increase their engagement with the
international geospatial community to ultimately improve the quality of
standards globally and to enable the industry to continue to innovate and
grow.
The
new level of membership also aligns with the UK Government policy on using open
standards and it is expected to create new opportunities for
Ordnance Survey to further develop collaborations with Government by
shaping standards that promote interoperability.
Peter ter Haar, Ordnance Survey Director of
Products and Innovation, adds: “Ordnance Survey has an excellent
working relationship with OGC and the new Principal Membership highlights our
commitment to the development of open geospatial standards.
“We expect the new level of membership to deliver
significant opportunities to Ordnance Survey, by firstly helping to
future-proof systems and secondly by creating opportunities to develop
commercial growth for Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey
International.
“We look forward to building on our already good
relationship with the OGC and are especially keen to lead on some of the
emerging geospatial standards for mobile, 3D and linked
data.”
Contact us
For
more information
Contact: Rob Andrews, Head of Corporate
Communications
Email: robert.andrews@ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Phone: (+44) 023 8005 5563