OGC TC Returns to UK

1Spatial is partcipating in the forthcoming Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Committee (TC) meeting in Exeter from 18 to 21 June 2012, followed by the OGC and Association for Geographic Information (AGI) co-hosted Interoperability Day on 22 June.

The TC meeting is returning to the UK for the first time since 1997, when the first TC held outside of North America was co-hosted by 1Spatial and GE Smallworld and supported by the AGI. This was also the first TC at which specifications were approved and adopted (Simple Features). Next week’s TC is being hosted by the Met Office and 1Spatial’s long-standing involvement in the OGC continues as it co-chairs both the Data Quality and GeoBI Working Groups.

The  Interoperability Day on 22 June, supported by 1Spatial  will be of interest to anyone in the geocommunity, especially those who want to know more about what Open Government and international geospatial standards can offer them and their organisation.

Professionals who are interested in standards policy and the EC INSPIRE Directive, or the recent UK Government consultation on Open Standards, there will be representation at the event from Central Government, Ordnance Survey Great Britain and the Met Office, amongst others. More technically minded people can attend a hands-on workshop offering the opportunity to try out OGC compliant web services and data feeds in open source software.