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Announcement
Testbed Europe: Shaping the Future of Geospatial Innovation Together
OGC Event
The 134th Member Meeting, March 2-5, 2026, Philadelphia, USA
Announcement
Tonya Wilkerson Joins the OGC Board of Directors
Insights
Explore insights, interviews, and member success stories highlighting the people and ideas driving the OGC community.
The geospatial world is changing fast. AI is reshaping how data is created and interpreted. New APIs are emerging across domains. And organizations everywhere are...
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), in partnership with the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and our members, is spearheading an ambitious effort to envision...
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Leading the Future of Geospatial Innovation
At OGC, we serve as a trusted convening space where governments, industries, research institutions, and the geospatial community collaborate to advance open standards, strengthen interoperability, and accelerate innovation.
Testimonials
Member experiences that highlight the value of open standards, shared learning, and global partnership.
Programs
We convene a worldwide community to drive interoperability through standards, code sprints, innovation testbeds, pilots, and real‑world deployments.
Standards
OGC Standards provide the trusted, open foundation that allows geospatial data, services, and systems to work together reliably across technologies, organizations, and borders.
Research
OGC Research brings members together to explore emerging geospatial technologies and address real‑world challenges through collaborative testbeds, pilots, and applied experimentation.
Compliance
OGC Compliance ensures that products and services meet rigorous, industry‑accepted standards so they work seamlessly within the global geospatial ecosystem.
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Open Calls and Requests
OGC members are invited to submit proposals for Research Initiatives when a Call for Participation (CFP) or Call for Sponsorship (CFS) is issued. Requests for Comment (RFCs) on OGC Standards and Community Standards invite feedback from both members and the public to support consensus‑based advancement of geospatial interoperability.
Industries We Serve
OGC supports a wide range of industries with open standards that enable seamless, interoperable geospatial data and solutions.
Academia & Research
Academic and research institutions rely on collaboration and open standards to drive innovation. OGC enables interoperability and a shared space to advance geospatial research.
Agriculture
Modern agriculture needs interoperable, real-time data. OGC’s sensor standards help integrate sensor, satellite, and in-situ data to boost productivity and sustainability.
Built Environment & Infrastructure
From design to facility management, accurate spatial data is essential. OGC standards such as LandInfra/InfraGML and IndoorGML ensure smooth integration across the entire infrastructure lifecycle.
Business Intelligent
From customers to logistics, location drives business insights. OGC standards help BI platforms access and integrate the expanding world of interoperable geospatial data.
City Management & Urban Planning
Cities face growing pressures. OGC standards like CityGML, IndoorGML, SensorThings, and 3D Tiles enable interoperable, data-driven Smart City solutions.
Defence & Intelligence
Accurate geospatial data is vital in Defense and Intelligence. OGC provides the standards that keep systems aligned, integrated, and mission-ready.
Geoscience / Earth Science
With diverse data across geology and related fields, geoscience needs interoperability. OGC supports this with standards such as GeoSciML and GroundWaterML.
Land Administration
Sustainable land management needs clear, connected data. OGC works with partners to advance open standards for modern, interoperable land administration.
Marine
Managing marine geospatial data is challenging, and interoperability is key. OGC supports this with long-standing standards and solutions for the marine community.
Meteorology & Oceanography
With highly dynamic spatial and temporal data, met-ocean fields need interoperability. OGC standards enable consistent, effective data and web services.
National and Regional Governments
Effective SDIs help governments integrate essential spatial data. OGC’s web service and API standards form the backbone of these systems.
Utilities
From power lines to pipelines, utilities depend on spatial insight. The MUDDI standard provides a unified framework for managing sub-surface information.
MEMBER COMMUNITY
Step into Agora
Agora is where the OGC community connects and works together. It keeps members informed, connected, and involved, with easy access to resources, discussions, and collaboration spaces from anywhere, including on mobile.
Through Agora, members engage with peers across government, industry, and research, contribute to solving shared geospatial challenges, and stay close to the work shaping standards and interoperability.
Joining OGC gives you access to Agora—and to the global community behind it!