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OGC; Open GIS Consortium
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The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is a nonprofit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location-based services.
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OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 300 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.
OpenGIS is a registered trademark of the OGC and is the brand name associated with the specifications and documents produced by the OGC. OpenGIS specifications are developed in a unique consensus process supported by OGC industry, government and...
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Lupp, M. (2008). Open Geospatial Consortium. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_918
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