OGC is a consortium of experts committed to improving access to geospatial, or location information. We connect people, communities, and technology to solve global challenges and address everyday needs.

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We represent over 500 businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities united with a desire to make location information FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.

OGC is the home of geospatial innovation, collaboration, and standards. We are an international membership organisation that supports a diverse community of 500+ businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities, all working together to make location information FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.

OGC by the Numbers: Building an Engaged Membership

Our membership is driven, open, diverse, inclusive, accessible, and made up of fortune 500 organizations, governments, academic hubs for innovation, startups that are changing the location of landscape, and more.

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Total Members

84

New Members in 2022

17

Principal Members

9

Strategic Members

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January 17 – June 19, 2024

Climate & Disaster Resilience Seminars – 2024

The OGC Stakeholder Community Coordination Group, which brings together members of the Climate and Disaster Resilience communities, has lined up an exciting program of speakers and panels for the first part of 2024. The talks will showcase geospatial technologies and data (especially those leveraging OGC Standards) across a range of applications used in Climate and Disaster Resilience. The talks are free and open to the public. Anyone interested in how spatial data and technology can help us to improve climate and disaster resilience is encouraged to attend. Seminars are held monthly on the third Wednesday at 11:00-12:30 US Eastern. Each presentation/panel will run for around 30 minutes + time for Q&A. This will be followed by short updates on what\’s happening in relevant OGC Pilots and Working Groups, as well as any upcoming opportunities.

Preliminary Program for Winter/Spring 2024

datespeakertopic17 JanPaul English (Tracking California, Public Health Institute)Geospatial Environmental Health Products from the Public Health Institute21 FebAnna Liljedahl (Woodwell Climate Research Center)Permafrost Discovery Gateway – enabling big data creation and knowledge-generation to support Arctic communities20 MarchGrey Nearing and Avichai Tendler (Google)Google\’s Global Flood Forecasting Model and Fire Products17 AprilClimate Science + Open Science crossover panel – OSPD participantsHow can open science (geospatial) tools enable climate and disaster resilience?15 MayAllan Jamieson (Ordnance Survey)Can location create trust in supply chains?19 JuneTodd Barr (Verisk)Title TBC

How to join the seminars:

Link to use from your computer, tablet or smartphone: https://meet.goto.com/809299333 US Participants can also dial in using a phone:United States: +1 (224) 501-3412Access Code: 809-299-333 To join from a video-conferencing room or system:Dial in or type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.comMeeting ID: 809 299 333Or dial directly: 809299333@67.217.95.2 or 67.217.95.2##809299333 Members can also access the info using the OGC Portal Calendar.

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MEMBER MEETING – HYBRID

March 25 – March 28, 2024

128th OGC Member Meeting – TU Delft

The 128th OGC Member Meeting will take place in Delft, The Netherlands, with the theme “GEO-BIM for the Built Environment.” Meeting sponsorship is generously provided by TU Delft and Geonovum, with support from GeoCat and digiGO. This meeting will include: a GeoBIM Summit, a Land Admin Special Session, a Built Environment Joint Session, a meeting of the Europe Forum, as well as the usual SWG & DWG meetings, and social & networking events. Join members of the OGC Community to learn about the latest happenings at OGC, advance geospatial standards, network with the leaders of geospatial, and see what’s coming next. Learn more or register here.

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IN-PERSON MEETING

March 26 – March 26, 2024

OGC Europe Forum at the 128th MM

European Data Spaces Strategy: Opportunities for OGC Members With a growing interest and investment in creating Data Spaces in Europe across numerous themes, integrating geospatial capabilities and increasing geospatial usage across these areas remains the key. The aim of this workshop under the banner of the OGC Europe Forum is to discuss current European developments around Data Spaces and the role of OGC and its partners. The session will look into OGC standards that could be used and the new standards to be considered or developed. Also, the session will look into how OGC and its members actively participate and their interactions with various communities in these data spaces. The event, organized by OGC, will have speakers from IDSA, ISO/TC211, and JRC and an open panel discussion joined by participants from relevant organizations working on Data Spaces. Learn more and register at portal.ogc.org/meet/

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