Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA)

There are a number of new and ongoing strategic initiatives GITA is focused on, including the newly formed partnership with the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC). Together we are creating a program of jointly supported educational and market development activities designed to benefit the members of both organizations and the geospatial community as a whole. Some of the recent and upcoming activities include an interoperability Webcast held in December 2001, contributions to industry magazines and international conference programming on interoperability, OGC's upcoming demonstrations of interoperability and related panel discussions at our Annual Conference in Tampa, FL, a jointly sponsored Emerging Technology Summit scheduled for Fall of 2002, joint interoperability research initiatives to identify technology and business trends and requirements involving OGC's "test beds" and coordination with other organizations and associations, such as the Spatial Technology Industry Association and the Federal Geographic Data Committee in furthering interoperability across the industry and user community.

This partnership is allowing for both organizations to enhance their ability to meet the expanding needs of a growing community of geospatial information users.