1. ® Hosted and Sponsored by Silver Sponsors Copyright © 2011Open Geospatial Consortium Met Ocean DWG Vendors ( Quick Survey of OGC Standards Use by some Hydrometeorology Vendors (HMEI members) Chris Little, Bruce Sumner (HMEI Secretariat, Geneva) 2011-11-28

2. OGC ® HMEI Hydro-Meteorology Equipment Industry Global industry specific association http://www.hydrometeoindustry.org 100+ members Secretariat, Geneva, WMO building (Bruce Sumner, Chris Charstone) Regular newsletter Changes to regulatory regimes Procurement opportunities Recruitment Advertising new products etc Representation WMO Technical Trade fairs Scientific conferences (e.g. AMS) Etc http://www.hydrometeoindustry.org/CurrentNewslettrer/Newsletter_September-2011.htm

3. OGC ® Copyright © 2011 Open Geospatial Consortium HMEI Survey (11 questions, 7 responses) Summarised roughly: Do you know the standards etc? Yes 5 / No 2 What is your knowledge? Unaware 3 / Aware 2 / In detail 2 Have you implemented? Yes 2 / No 5 OGC Standards mentioned: WMS 1.1-1.3, WMTS 1.0.0, WCS 1.0, WFS 1.0-1.1, WFS-T 1.0-1.1, ISO 19115 Other standards mentioned: ARINC-429, ARINC-620, NMEA, SDI 12, JSON, OTTML Various comments: “SensorML too bloated for 1sec real time” “No Buyers required it, or indicated an intent to require it”. “We follow the WMO recommendations” “People use what is easy to use and uncomplicated”

4. OGC ® Copyright © 2011 Open Geospatial Consortium HMEI Survey Any Questions?