1. MOD Geospatial Standards Paul Lacey Placey@dstl.gov.uk@dstl.gov.uk Dstl Porton Down 0044 (0)1980 617436

2. UNCLASSIFIED Dstl is part of the Ministry of Defence 13 Jun 2007 Geospatial Standards Steering Group (GSSG) MOD group responsible for the governance of geospatial standards policy It is voluntary and comprises of members from throughout the MOD Geo Community, –UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), –UK Meteorological Office, –Defence Geographic Centre (DGC) –Defence Science and Technology Laboratories (Dstl) –etc.. Only concerns itself with geospatial standards policy and governance

3. UNCLASSIFIED Dstl is part of the Ministry of Defence 13 Jun 2007 Web Services Technical Working Group (WSTWG) Purpose: –To define the MOD position on Web Service standards and recommend (to the GSSG) suitable profiles for their use throughout the MOD community. Primary Objective: –Recommend a suitable profile of WMS for use throughout the UK MOD community.

4. UNCLASSIFIED Dstl is part of the Ministry of Defence 13 Jun 2007 WSTWG 1st meeting was held on December 4 th 2009 Members from throughout MOD and industry attended including representatives from DSTL, UK Met Office, UKHO, ESRI and Envitia Conclusions MOD requires a profile of WMS to ensure its consistent implementation throughout MOD. The Defence Geospatial Intelligence Working Group (DGIWG) identified as the most appropriate organisation to ratify and govern any profile. However……. –The current DGIWG profile is not suitable in its current form and requires modification in order to be suitable for use by UK MOD and requires further work

5. UNCLASSIFIED Dstl is part of the Ministry of Defence 13 Jun 2007 Generic Core Profile Dimensional Time & Elevation Extensions Specialist Domain Profiles MCM Sensors …. Aviation (AIXM) Situational Awareness Etc….. WSTWG Plan of action Generic Core Profile Dimensional Time & Elevation Extensions Specialist Domain Profiles MCM Sensors …. Aviation (AIXM) Situational Awareness Etc….. WMS for MOD WSTWG – in collaboration with DGIWG Other Specialist Domain Groups OGC Met Ocean DWG