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It's open.
It's geospatial.
A standards consortium
people working together to help computers communicate about "WHERE"
The positions of things.
Geographic information
about the weather
or an earthquake.
Data.
On, above and ...
below the earth’s surface.
Information.
Maps and much more.
Incredible maps of things like animal migrations
or satellite images.
It's about knowing where things are
and how they relate
so we can understand the world.
It’s about trust
and transparency,
an open process
open membership
open standards.
It's people,
small companies,
big companies,
universities,
research institutes,
organizations,
agencies,
governments from across the world
settling on standards for sharing data,
sharing information,
integrating information,
so we can communicate
describing places in ways we all understand
Getting "where" information
to and from smartphones and tablets
and computers,
and servers,
and sensors,
lots and lots of sensors.
OGC standards connect people to data
so we can see how an illness spreads
and help planes get where they're going.
So when a hurricane hits a coastline,
and people need to be evacuated
and emergency services need to know
how to find hospitals
with empty beds
in safe areas
where the roads are not blocked.
It doesn't matter that the information decision makers need
is in different places
from different sensors,
different softwares,
different languages...
OGC helps them see a complete picture
quickly
integrating information
and updating hour by hour
so they can save lives.
Arigatou, OGC.
Dhanyawaad, OGC.
Salamat, OGC.
Gurdamargat, OGC.
Spasiba, OGC.
Harlot, OGC.
Merci beaucoup, OGC.
Gracias, OGC.
Thanks, OGC.