{"id":4448,"date":"2025-08-07T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/?page_id=4448"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:02:28","slug":"standards-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/standards-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Standards Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4448\" class=\"elementor elementor-4448\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3cf62a banner-sec e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3cf62a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc13230 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc13230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standards: The Foundation<br>for Interoperability<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbae4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dbae4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OGC Standards make geospatial data easier to describe, share, and use\u2014powering smarter solutions through modern APIs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d605607 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d605607\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72dd586 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72dd586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3edd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3edd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Foundation for a Seamless Geospatial Future.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34125f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34125f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Importance of Standards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cfc5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cfc5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">OGC Standards matter because they turn collaboration into consistency. They provide a shared foundation that allows data, systems, and organizations to work together with confidence, reducing fragmentation, lowering integration costs, and enabling innovation at scale. Those standards are developed collaboratively by the community\u2014moving from shared exploration and experimentation to clear requirements, and ultimately to formal, adoptable specifications through the OGC Technical Committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbf726 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8bbf726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M22 11.0799V11.9999C21.9988 14.1563 21.3005 16.2545 20.0093 17.9817C18.7182 19.7088 16.9033 20.9723 14.8354 21.5838C12.7674 22.1952 10.5573 22.1218 8.53447 21.3744C6.51168 20.6271 4.78465 19.246 3.61096 17.4369C2.43727 15.6279 1.87979 13.4879 2.02168 11.3362C2.16356 9.18443 2.99721 7.13619 4.39828 5.49694C5.79935 3.85768 7.69279 2.71525 9.79619 2.24001C11.8996 1.76477 14.1003 1.9822 16.07 2.85986M22 3.99986L12 14.0099L9.00001 11.0099\" stroke=\"#24406A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">They reduce costs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M22 11.0799V11.9999C21.9988 14.1563 21.3005 16.2545 20.0093 17.9817C18.7182 19.7088 16.9033 20.9723 14.8354 21.5838C12.7674 22.1952 10.5573 22.1218 8.53447 21.3744C6.51168 20.6271 4.78465 19.246 3.61096 17.4369C2.43727 15.6279 1.87979 13.4879 2.02168 11.3362C2.16356 9.18443 2.99721 7.13619 4.39828 5.49694C5.79935 3.85768 7.69279 2.71525 9.79619 2.24001C11.8996 1.76477 14.1003 1.9822 16.07 2.85986M22 3.99986L12 14.0099L9.00001 11.0099\" stroke=\"#24406A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">They enable interoperability at scale<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M22 11.0799V11.9999C21.9988 14.1563 21.3005 16.2545 20.0093 17.9817C18.7182 19.7088 16.9033 20.9723 14.8354 21.5838C12.7674 22.1952 10.5573 22.1218 8.53447 21.3744C6.51168 20.6271 4.78465 19.246 3.61096 17.4369C2.43727 15.6279 1.87979 13.4879 2.02168 11.3362C2.16356 9.18443 2.99721 7.13619 4.39828 5.49694C5.79935 3.85768 7.69279 2.71525 9.79619 2.24001C11.8996 1.76477 14.1003 1.9822 16.07 2.85986M22 3.99986L12 14.0099L9.00001 11.0099\" stroke=\"#24406A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">They increase trust and  transparency<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca8651 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aca8651\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fa1db learn-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66fa1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/standards-overview\/standards-in-action\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1.66663 6.99984H13.3333M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 1.1665M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 12.8332\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.67\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Standards in Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1515b5b e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1515b5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffe925 image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ffe925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Importance-Of-Standards-image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Importance-Of-Standards-image.png 560w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Importance-Of-Standards-image-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0022004 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0022004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7aed4f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7aed4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfb992 image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cfb992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Our-Standards-Program-Image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Our-Standards-Program-Image.png 560w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Our-Standards-Program-Image-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5587da8 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5587da8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d762e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d762e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standards built by experts, driven by need.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0cba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c0cba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How our Standards Program Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e92b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5e92b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">OGC Standards are developed through collaboration across the community. Work begins with members coming together to explore interoperability needs, often through working groups and early experimentation. Domain Working Groups and testbeds help clarify requirements, which Standards Working Groups then shape into formal, adoptable standards through the OGC Technical Committee process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c8d82 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75c8d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe3721 learn-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cbe3721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/how-our-standards-program-works\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1.66663 6.99984H13.3333M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 1.1665M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 12.8332\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.67\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00f3ea keyList e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a00f3ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c338e34 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c338e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6e9a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f6e9a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Powering Geospatial Interoperability.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f4331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17f4331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OGC Standards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ac5f9 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82ac5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OGC Standards are open, royalty-free specifications that enable seamless sharing and integration of geospatial data across systems, platforms, and domains. Developed through a global, consensus-based process, they support real-world applications in climate, disaster response, smart cities, and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3c687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb3c687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Standard Families<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45ef5f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b45ef5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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--e-global-typography-accent-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-accent-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-accent-letter-spacing );}.elementor-5584 .elementor-element.elementor-element-29942b8{padding:0px 0px 5px 0px;}}\/* Start custom CSS for button, class: .elementor-element-29942b8 *\/.elementor-5584 .elementor-element.elementor-element-29942b8 svg{\n    font-size: 10px;\n}\/* End custom CSS *\/<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"5584\" class=\"elementor elementor-5584 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-34888 post-34888 requests type-requests status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry requests-category-request-for-comment-rfc-request request-tag-64-bit-tiff request-tag-bigtiff-standard request-tag-geotiff request-tag-tiff-format\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cb2f4 current-title explore e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1cb2f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ce633 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32ce633\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430c2d6 image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"430c2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/requests\/ogc-seeks-public-comment-on-candidate-bigtiff-standard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2076\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2.webp 2076w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2-300x87.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2-1024x296.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2-768x222.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2-1536x444.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bigtiff2-2048x592.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2076px) 100vw, 2076px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ab93a e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5ab93a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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geospatial innovation.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66721e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66721e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OGC Working Groups<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d7c74 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d7c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OGC Working Groups bring together experts from across industries and domains to collaboratively develop, refine, and promote open geospatial standards. 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Each SWG is chartered with a specific scope and mandate, ensuring that new or revised standards are developed through a transparent, consensus-driven process.<\/p><p>These groups bring together domain experts, technology providers, and users to address interoperability challenges, validate requirements, and ensure that OGC standards remain relevant, practical, and widely implementable across industries and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a60f8c learn-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a60f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/standards\/technical-committee\/standards-working-groups\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1.66663 6.99984H13.3333M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 1.1665M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 12.8332\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.67\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1302057622\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1302057622\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-8c38f46 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c38f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131c3c1 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"131c3c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aaf716 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aaf716\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea61dc image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dea61dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/domain-working-groups-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/domain-working-groups-1.png 561w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/domain-working-groups-1-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14f4a4 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d14f4a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a3f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58a3f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Domain Working Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934ffc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"934ffc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OGC\u2019s Domain Working Groups (DWGs) bring together experts from diverse sectors to advance geospatial standards across key areas. Covering fields such as Aviation, Built Environment &amp; 3D, Business Intelligence, Defense &amp; Intelligence, Emergency Management, Energy &amp; Utilities, Environmental Sciences, Government Data Infrastructure, Mobile Location Services, Sensor Networks, and Academic Research. 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By contributing your expertise, you help create open, interoperable solutions that advance innovation, data sharing, and collaboration across industries and communities worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04a809 learn-btn elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b04a809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/contribute\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1.66663 6.99984H13.3333M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 1.1665M13.3333 6.99984L7.49996 12.8332\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.67\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47dc12 image-size elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e47dc12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contribute-standards.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contribute-standards.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contribute-standards-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contribute-standards-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contribute-standards-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contribute-standards-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standards: The Foundationfor Interoperability OGC Standards make geospatial data easier to describe, share, and use\u2014powering smarter solutions through modern APIs. 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