1. IRLOGI Update on the Open Geospatial Consortium Activities 12 July 2017
Scott Simmons
Executive Director, Standards Program
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Agenda
OGC and our Standards Framework
How OGC gets things done
Innovation
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3. The Open Geospatial Consortium
Not-for-profit, international voluntary consensus standards organization; leading open innovation for geospatial data
Founded in 1994
520+ member organizations
50 Open Standards
99 innovation initiatives
268 OGC certified products
Thousands of implementations
Enabling access to 100K+ datasets
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4. Example OGC Commercial Members
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Why Open Standards?
Prevents a single, self-interested party from controlling a standard
Lower systems and life cycle costs
Encourage market competition
Choose based on functionality desired
Avoid “lock in” to a proprietary architecture
Stimulates innovation beyond the standard by companies that seek to differentiate themselves.
“What OGC brings to the table is…everyone has confidence we won’t take advantage of the format or change it in a way that will harm anyone”
Michael Weiss-Malik, Google KML product manager
Source: Open Standards, Open Source, and Open Innovation: Harnessing the Benefits of Openness, April Committee For Economic Development.
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6. Basic Geospatial Interoperability Challenge Solved
100Ks maps & datasets accessible - 10Ks OGC Web Services
OneGeology.Org
CityGML
Eurocontrol
DigitalGlobe
Emergency /
Disaster Management
Meteorology, Hydrology, Ocean Monitoring
Aviation Flight Information / Safety
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7. the OGC Standards Framework
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8. OGC’s Geospatial Interoperability Standards Framework
Source: Thomas Kolbe, Berlin TU
OGC Web Services
OGC Web Service Standards
Integrate and share all types of geospatial and remote sensing data
OGC Sensor Web Enablement and SensorThings Standards
Discover, task, access and process observations from fixed & mobile sensors
Access and integration of Internet of Things
Support Analysis and Processing
Environmental modeling
Urban models
Geospatial Big Data / Analytics
3D Visualization & Augmented Reality
Outdoor location, routing
Indoor location
Social Media / Crowdsourcing
Geo-enabled Social Media
Web Map
Server
Web Coverage
Web Feature
OGC Augmented Reality Markup Language 2.0
OGC Sensor Web Enablement
Services Viewpoint
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9. Standards Focus - Fast Moving Geospatial Marketplace
Loosely Coupled Web Services
Cloud & Apps
Cloud-mediated control of devices
Mass
Market
Matters!
Location matters!
Modeling and Simulation
Remote sensing
& GIS
UAVs
High velocity & Big Data
IoT Sensor Mediation and Fusion
Geoportals
Cloud
Processing*
Online sensors
GPS
Mobile devices
Cloud-based sensor apps
Augmented reality mobile display
Technology
CONVERGENCE
Matters!
Semantic
Mediation
Data PROVENANCE, OPENNESS, QUALITY
and PERSISTENCE
Past Present Future
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10. GeoPackage universal geodata file format
 GeoPackage is a universal file format for geodata.
open, standards-based, application and platform independent, and self-describing.
Works on any desktop or mobile OS
Connected / limited / disconnected environment use
GeoPackage - the modern alternative to formats like GeoTIFF, SDTS and vendor specific
Experience it here:

11. GeoPackage: Raster Maps, Images and Feature Data in One File
Imagery
Low – High Resolution
Raster Maps:
Small – Large Scale
Tile Pyramids
24 zoom levels
Single File Sqlite Database
containing all data for direct-use on mobile platforms & handheld devices

12. OGC Moving Features Encoding Standard
"Moving features" data describes such things as vehicles, pedestrians, airplanes and ships.
This is Big Data – high volume, high velocity.
CSV and XML encodings of ISO 19141
The OGC Moving Features Encoding Standard will provide a standard for web-based Applications using moving feature data. The volume of such data, typically describing vehicles and pedestrians, has begun growing at an exponential rate along with the growth in location-aware mobile devices. Innovative applications are expected to require the overlay and integration of moving feature data from different sources to create social and business value. A standard that supports smoother handling and integration of moving feature data across applications and platforms will broaden the market for geo-spatial information of this type.
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13. Addressing the Internet of Things
Information Models/Encodings
Geospatial Data – providing context
Simple Features
Coverages
CityGML
IndoorGML
Sensor Web Data
Observation and Measurement
Sensor Model Language
WaterML
Web Service Interfaces
Sensor Observation Services
Sensor Planning Services
RESTful API
SensorThings API
Non-Navigable Space
Stair
Room 1
Room 2
Room 1
Room 2
WiFi A
WiFi B
WiFi AB
Room 3
Room 3b
Room 3a

14. OGC SensorThings for IoT
Today: Proprietary Silos, No “World-Wide Web of Things”
Source: OGC IMIS IoT Pilot:
Builds on OGC Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards that are operational around the world
Builds on Web protocols; easy-to-use
OGC standard for open access to IoT devices
SensorThings: IoT MashUp
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15. OGC CityGML & IndoorGML
Source:
Urban Planning / Operations
Emergency Mgt / Response
Transportation / Routing / Logistics
Indoor navigation
Retail Site analysis
Sustainable / Green Communities
City Services Management
Noise abatement
Telecommunications placement
Many other uses…
IndoorGML Graphic from:
Source:
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16. Supporting Climate Action
European Commission Climate Action 2030
40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from levels
Increase renewable energy to at least 27%
Increase energy efficiency by 27% - 30%

17. OGC CityGML Standard: Solar Energy Production Potential Analysis
Solar power potential and CO2 offset potential computed for the 550,000 buildings in the Berlin 3D city model.
City Model is based on OGC CityGML Standard

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Citizen Science
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19. A Location Standards Framework for Smart Cities
“OGC Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework”
Influenced by:
Survey of Smart City standards activities across the standards community
SDO work in geospatial, sensors, IoT, processing, mobile, 3D city model standards
Survey of community implementations
Goals:
Advance Best Practices for Location Enabled Smart Cities
OGC Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework

20. How Does OGC Get All of This Done?
Innovation Program (IP) – a global, innovative, hands-on rapid prototyping and testing program designed to unite users and industry in accelerating interface development and validation, and the delivery of interoperability to the market
Rapid Interface
Development
Standards Program – Consensus standards process similar to other Industry consortia (World Wide Web Consortium, OMA etc.).
Standards
Setting
Compliance Testing and Certification Program – allows organizations that implement an OGC standard to test their implementations with the mandatory elements of that standard
Testing &
Certification
As a response, the OpenGIS concept and dream began due to:
1. The user’s need to integrate geographic information contained in heterogeneous data stores whose incompatible formats and data structures have prevented interoperability. This incompatibility has limited use of the technology in enterprise and Internet computing environments, and the time, cost, and expertise required for data conversion have slowed adoption of geoprocessing across all market segments.
2. The larger community’s need for improved access to public and private geodata sources, with preservation of the data’s semantics.
3. Agency and vendor needs to develop standardized approaches for specification of geoprocessing requirements for information system procurements.
4. The industry’s need to incorporate geodata and geoprocessing resources into national and enterprise information infrastructures, in order that these resources may be found and used as easily as any other network-resident data and processing resources.
5. Users’ need to preserve the value of their legacy geoprocessing systems and legacy geodata while incorporating new geoprocessing capabilities and geodata sources.
Marketing and Communications Program – education and training, encourage take up of OGC specifications, business development, communications programs
Market
Adoption
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OGC Testbed 13
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22. Smart, Safe and Resilient Cities OGC Future Cities Pilot Phase 1
Urban Planning
Urban Resilience to Climate Change
Aging Adult Social Care
Alternative Energy Placement

23. Emerging: Modeling & Simulation
CDB Candidate Standard out for public comment
“Common Database” broadly used in the marketplace
LTF (Layered Terrain Format – developed by Virtual Heroes)
May get introduced to OGC, perhaps as a Community Standard
Working with Google on Protobuf implementation (Protobuf is like a simpler XML)
Domain Working Group formation anticipated for 2017
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24. Emerging: Land Administration DWG
Purpose / Scope:
Examine existing systems of land administration;
Develop best practices regarding standards-based implementations;
Identify potential interoperability experiments, pilots and testbeds to validate interoperable solutions
Emphasis on close coordination with partners in Land Administration
SDOs (ISO, OASIS, W3C etc.)
Associations (RICS, FIG, etc.)
Open to OGC members and non-members
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Emerging: Marine DWG
Bathymetric data and
Marine SDIs
Safety of navigation
Maritime monitoring
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26. Emerging: Unmanned Systems (UxS)
New Domain Working Group proposed
Initially conceived to focus on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), but scope has been broadened to all types of platforms
Focus will be on autonomous or remotely piloted platforms which acquire data
UAS use cases include:
Exchange of flight plans
Metadata for hobbyist sensors
Lightweight protocols for sensor management
and others….
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27. The Innovator's Dilemma
Tech progress can, and often does, outstrip what markets need
How to succeed
Identify disruptive technologies before they overtake the traditional
Discovery-driven planning
OGC’s Approach
Maintain and adapt current OGC standards while simultaneously addressing market / technology evolution
New standards that overlap or diverge can be OK as long as they address new tech needs, and OGC provides harmonization techniques
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28. Technology Trends – near term actions
Spatial Data on the Web
APIs for the Web
Linked data
New Geo Sources
IoT and Sensor Webs
Remote sensing on demand
UAVs and drones
Smallsats
User platforms & Networks
Immersive Geo
Ambient Services
Software development
Federation, Pub-Sub
Power of Location
People who communicate digitally tend to meet in person
Spatial/Temporal Models
3D Geo Model creation
Indoor positioning
Big Data & Data Science
Machine Learning
Modeling, Simulation and Prediction
Uncertainty and Veracity
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29. Working to address future needs
Innovation
Increased emphasis on prototyping ideas with user community and developers
Focus on Apps and lightweight standards for developers
Taking industry’s lead -- defacto industry standards as a driver of SDO work
Increased collaboration among SDOs to address the growing complexity
Addressing the Innovator’s Dilemma

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