Policies

OGC, as a formal organization, must institute and follow a defined set of Policies and Procedures in order to fulfill its vision and mission. Below are links to information defining these policies and procedures as well as a few of the formal texts - the actual by laws and intellectual property documents - that cover the OGC methodology for doing business. Please make sure you refer to these on occasion as they are, by their nature, often revised.

• Current Bylaws - The Board of Directors of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. approved the Bylaws of Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. - Revised October 12, 2007, which went into effect on 1 November 2007. It replaces any and all prior versions of the Bylaws of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. Copies of Bylaws versions prior to and including the last revision of December 2, 2004 are available upon request from the Consortium's corporate office in Wayland, Massachusetts.
• Principles of Conduct
• The OGC Technical Committee uses the Technical Committee Policies and Procedures document in order to carry out its work in Specification Development.
  • Technical Committee Policies and Procedures
  • OGC RFC Process - How to and FAQ document
  • Standards Working Group FAQ and Process
  • Policy Directives for Writing and Publishing OGC Standards: TC Decisions (formerly Specification Best Practices)
  • Policy Directives
• Legal Notices & Term and Conditions
  • Copyright Notice and Disclaimers
  • Trademark & Servicemark License and Usage
  • Antitrust Compliance
  • OGC Logo & Icon Usage
  • Document Notice
  • Software Notice
  • Legal Disclaimers FAQ
  • Individual Document Terms of Use
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• Interoperability Program Policies, Processes, and Procedures (IP PP&P)
• Policies & Procedures for the OGC Review Board
• Policies & Procedures for Translation of OGC Public Documents
• Policies & Procedures for the OGC Architecture Board (OAB)