Change Requests

Change Requests are submitted by anyone for any existing or proposed OpenGIS® Standard. The process for public submission of Change Request is rather simple:

1. Download Change Request Template and Instructions.
2. Complete the form according to the above instructions.
3. Submit the completed form (if you are providing attachments, please ZIP, or tar your files) via email to: < change-requests@opengeospatial.org >.

Document Title (click to download)	Version	Document #	Editor	Date
07-092r1 Change Proposal--Add urn values for nil definitions	1	08-039	David Burggraf	2008-03-06
08-020 SPS Change Request	1	08-020	Ingo Simonis	2008-02-22
Catalogue (CSW) 2.0.2 CR: ElementName schema declaration contradicts specification	1	08-117	R. Martell	2008-08-07
The csw:ElementName declaration in the CSW-discovery.xsd schema assigns the type xsd:QName. However, this prohibits the use of XPath expressions as described in cl. 10.8.4.9 and invalidates Example 1.
Catalogue (CSW) 2.0.2 CR: Filter_Capabilities element is mandatory	1	08-099	R. Martell	2008-07-21
The element that is introduced as an extension element in csw:CapabilitiesType is required; this is inconsistent with the other top-level elements defined in OWS Common (OGC 05-008), all of which are optional in order to permit selective retrieval using the ‘sections’ parameter.
Catalogue (CSW) 2.0.2 CR: Service & version request parameters have fixed values	1	08-098	R. Martell	2008-07-21
The service and version request parameters defined in the CSW part (cl. 10) have fixed values (“CSW” and “2.0.2”, respectively) that prohibit profiling.
Change Request - O&M Part 1 - Move extensions to new namespace	1	08-022r1	Simon Cox	2008-04-04
Minor fixes to schematron rules
Clarification of Sorting CSW Unconstrained Query Results	1	08-061	Archie Warnock	2008-04-08
Removes an ambiguity in the ordering of results returned from an unconstrained query.
Combined SensorML CRs from OWS-5 CITE	1	08-031	Johannes Echterhoff	2008-02-27
This document contains the change requests that address issues identified in the OWS-5 CITE thread for SensorML (07-000).
Combined SOS CRs from OWS-5 CITE	1	08-030	Johannes Echterhoff	2008-02-27
This document contains the change requests that address issues identified in the OWS-5 CITE thread for SOS (06-009r6).
Combined SPS CRs from OWS-5 CITE	1	08-032	Johannes Echterhoff	2008-02-27
This document contains the change requests that address issues identified in the OWS-5 CITE thread for SPS (07-014r3).
CR for O&M Part 1 - Move XML implementation of Observation Schema Extensions to separate namespace	1	08-022	Simon Cox	2008-02-25
Namespace change required to enable access to Observation Schema extensions
CS-W change proposal for SOAP profile	1	04-042	Richard Martell	2004-12-13
CSW Change Request - support OpenSearch patterns	1	08-057	Doug Nebert	2008-03-24
CSW change request: Correct SOAP binding	1	06-089	Arliss Whiteside	2006-07-03
CSW change request: Improve SOAP binding	1	06-090	Arliss Whiteside	2006-07-03
Definition identifier URNs in OGC namespace	1	07-092r2	Arliss Whiteside	2008-08-22
Best Practices paper specifying URN (URL) conventions for geodetic parameter and related entities
Definition identifier URNs in OGC namespace	1	07-092r3	Roel Nicolai	2008-10-06
Best Practices Paper specifies Universal Resource Names (URNs) in the “ogc” URN namespace to be used for identifying definitions
FE 1.1 Corrigendum 1	1	08-043	Clemens Portele	2008-03-06
Draft corrigendum for Filter Encoding 1.1.0
Filter 1.1 CR: Missing geometry types in GeometryOperandType definition	1	08-100	R. Martell	2008-07-21
The enumerated type ogc:GeometryOperandType incompletely covers GML 3.1 geometry types and omits several rudimentary types allowed by the GML Simple Features Profile (GMLSF 1.0, OGC 06-049).
GML 3.1.1 change request - Correct grid cell terms	1	08-082	Arliss Whiteside	2008-07-29
GML 3.2.1 change request - Change associations to GeneralParameterValue	1	08-150	Arliss Whiteside	2008-09-11
GML 3.2.1 change request - Change association to GeneralParameterValue	1	08-150r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-09-12
GML 3.2.1 change request - Correct grid cell terms	1	08-080	Arliss Whiteside	2008-07-29
GML CR - add standard XML attributes	1	08-107	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
Add the standard attributes defined in the XML namespace to GML, in particular xml:lang xml:id
GML CR - add temporal aggregates	1	08-108	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
A small number of temporal aggregate types are missing from GML, so had do be defined in SWE Common. GML should assume ownership of these.
GML CR - allow "double" in TimePositionUnion	1	08-106	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
Representation of time position in GML does not allow the scientific "e" notation. This is inconsistent with the rest of GML where "xs:double" is the generic numeric form.
GML CR - CityGML extension mechanism	1	08-154	Nicolas Lesage	2008-09-18
GML CR - clarify identifier usage	1	08-110	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
GML provides gml:id, gml:identifier and gml:name for labels and identifiers. This CR proposes to add more guidance about how to use these.
GML CR - deprecate various components	1	08-114	Simon Cox	2008-08-03
Some components in GML are immature, redundant, or would be better implemented outside the GML namespace. This CR identifies a number of those and recommends that they be marked "deprecated" pending them being refactored in a future version of GML
GML CR - encoding rule for association class	1	08-109	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
A simple encoding rule for association classes is shown. This works by converting an association class into an equivalent intermediate class, then following the standard encoding rule.
GML CR - encoding rule for UML redefine	1	08-112	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
UML redefine (override) is not currently implemented as a GML encoding rule. This CR proposes a solution, which requires one new tagged value, and Schematron.
GML CR - replace dictionary schema with SKOS	1	08-111r1	Simon Cox	2008-08-03
Dictionary and definition components were included in GML as a stop-gap, pending the appearance of standarized mechanisms. W3C SKSO is now available and provides a functional replacement.
GML CR - replace dictionary schema with SKOS	1	08-111	Simon Cox	2008-08-02
The GML dictionary schema was a stop-gap pending the emergence of more standardized solutions. SKOS from W3C is a functional replacement.
GML CR - use xlinks for property metadata	1	08-113	Simon Cox	2008-08-03
A pattern for the use of xlinks to attach feature-property metadata.
GML CR: Allow extensions to UML-to-XML encoding rule	1	08-155	Clemens Portele	2008-09-19
GML CR: Coverage encoding approach	1	08-151	Clemens Portele	2008-09-17
GML CR: Reconsider deferred enhancements	1	08-153	Clemens Portele	2008-09-17
GML CR: Use of GML schema components outside of GML application schemas	1	08-156	Clemens Portele	2008-09-19
GML CR Compact Encoding of Circle, Arc, Rectangle, Triangle	1	08-138		2008-08-28
GML CR defaultStyle.xsd is broken	1	08-136	GMLJP2 V1.1 SWG	2008-08-28
GML CR Schema Subsetting Scripts	1	08-137r1	David Burggraf	2008-08-28
GML CR Schema Subsetting Scripts	1	08-137r2	David Burggraf	2008-08-28
GML CR Schema Subsetting Scripts	1	08-137	David Burggraf	2008-08-28
GML DIscrete Coverages CR - GML 3.2 implementation	1	08-130	Simon Cox	2008-08-25
Add a GML 3.2 XML Schema implementation to the Best Practice paper
GMLJP2 Change Proposal	1	08-040	David Burggraf	2008-03-06
KML Change Request: Index addressable placemarks	1	08-161	Jack Gratteau	2008-09-26
Placemarks could be more like style – the index pointer selects a placemark from a linked list of places that can be defined in the document (as opposed to a link).
O&M Part 1 CR - GML 3.2 implementation	1	08-128	Simon Cox	2008-08-25
Add a GML 3.2 XML Schema implementation to the spec
O&M Part 2 CR - GML 3.2 implementation	1	08-129	Simon Cox	2008-08-25
Add a GML 3.2 XML Schema implementation to spec
OWS Common 1.1 Change Request – Nested KVP parameter encoding	1	08-011	Steven Keens	2008-01-28
Provide a standard mechanism to nest parameters
OWS Common 1.1 Change Request – Update Sequence and Contents Parameter Precedence	1	08-013	Steven Keens	2008-01-30
Dictate the precedence rules when UpdateSequence and Contents parameters conflict.
OWS Common 1.1 Change Request - Service Type Identification	1	06-150r1	Steven Keens	2008-01-28
Change the element to a simple type to contain anyURI instead of being a codeType, thus using a service type URN to help OGC service
OWS Common 1.1 Change Request - Use HTTP status codes for OGC Exceptions	1	08-143	Steven Keens	2008-09-02
Add a section listing HTTP status codes for OGC exception codes
OWS Common 1.1 Change Request - Use HTTP status codes for OGC Exceptions	1	08-143r1	Steven Keens	2008-09-04
Add a section listing HTTP status codes for OGC exception codes.
OWS Common Add nilValue Element Change Request	1	08-012r1	David Burggraf	2008-02-07
OWS Common Add nilValue Element Change Request	1	08-012r3	David Burggraf	2008-03-06
OWS Common change request - Add general reference system	1	07-059r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-01-21
OWS Common change request - Add general reference system Approach C	1	07-059r5	Arliss Whiteside	2008-07-29
OWS Common change request - Add general reference system version A	1	07-059r2	Arliss Whiteside	2008-05-13
OWS Common change request - Add general reference system version B	1	07-059r3	Arliss Whiteside	2008-05-13
OWS Common change request: add schemalocation for XML namespace	1	07-141	Peter Schut	2007-10-22
Change request to get Exception Report to validate properly in some schema validators.
OWS Common change request: Add SOAP encoding	1	06-094r1	Bastian Schaeffer	2008-05-15
OWS Common change request: support multilingual services	1	08-016r3	Peter Schut	2008-07-23
OWS Common change request: support multilingual services	1	08-016r2	Peter Schut, Keith Pomakis	2008-06-13
clarification to the use of MUL
OWS Common Temporal Conventions	1	08-121	James Ressler, Dave Wesloh	2008-08-15
Add Temporal Conventions to address TimeZone Offset Request and Service handling
OWS_Common_Add_nilValue_element_Change_Request	1	08-012	David Burggraf	2008-02-06
SensorML CR - GML 3.2 implementation	1	08-127	Simon Cox	2008-08-25
Add a GML 3.2 XML Schema implementation of SensorML and SWE Common
SensorML CR - improve inheritance	1	08-145	M. Botts	2008-09-11
SensorML CR - improve interface specification	1	08-146	M. Botts	2008-09-11
SLD Profile of WMS Change Request	1	08-064	Justin DeOliveira	2008-06-25
SPS_Change_Request_02_2008	1	08-020r1	Ingo Simonis	2008-02-23
SPS_WPS Change REquest	1	08-037	Pat Cappelaere	2008-03-03
This is a change request to dissolve the SPS and WPS specifications to treat them as workflows under the Business Process Management definition. SOAP bindings have been defined for workflows (see the Workflow Management Coalition work of Wf-XML) which also address WS-Notification and WS-Addressing. A RESTful approach has been proposed as part of OWS-5: WfXML-R. The final product of this change request ought to be the official release within the OGC and WfMC communities in June 2009 of WFXML and WfXML-R with any enhancements if needed.
Standards best practice CR - variant XML implementations	1	08-162	Simon Cox	2008-09-30
Dependencies between specifications lead to the requirement sometimes to issue variant implementations when their XML implementations are available in several versions. A standard pattern for denoting these is required.
Standards best practice CR - version/namespace/repository structure	1	08-148r1	Simon Cox	2008-09-30
XML schema versioning, XMl namespaces and OGC schema repository structure - CR revised to remove contentious "variant encodings" elements.
Standards best practice CR - version/namespace/repository structure	1	08-148	Simon Cox	2008-09-11
Clarifies implication of OGC versioning policy on XML namespaces, and proposes a structure for the official schema repository
SWECommon/SensorML CR - Move to separate document	1	08-027	Alexandre Robin	2008-02-25
SWECommon Change Request - Add Choice + Optional Fields	1	08-025	Alexandre Robin	2008-02-25
SWECommon CR - Improve Documentation	1	08-026	Alexandre Robin	2008-02-25
SWECommon CR - Improve Extensibility Mechanisms	1	08-024	Alexandre Robin	2008-02-25
Topic 2 change request - Change associations to GeneralParameterValue	1	08-149	Arliss Whiteside	2008-09-12
Topic 2 change request - Correct grid cell terms	1	08-010r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-07-29
Topic 2 change request - Correct grid cell terms	1	08-010	Arliss Whiteside	2008-03-04
Topic 2 change request - Correct inconsistencies	1	08-089r3	Arliss Whiteside	2008-09-12
Topic 2 change request - Correct inconsistencies	1	08-089	Arliss Whiteside	2008-06-06
Topic 2 change request - Correct inconsistencies	1	08-089r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-07-29
Topic 2 change request - Correct inconsistencies	1	08-089r2	Arliss Whiteside	2008-09-11
WCS 1.1.2 - Change Request - Output Coverage Encodings	1	08-116	Steven Keens	2008-08-05
Change request to clarify how output coverages are encoding using encoding extensions.
WCS change request - Add SOAP binding	1	06-085r2	Arliss Whiteside	2006-07-03
WCS change request - Allow non-georeferenced images	1	07-149r2	Arliss Whiteside	2008-01-27
WCS change request - Allow non-georeferenced images	1	07-149r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-01-17
WCS change request - Clarify "none" interpolation	1	08-017	Arliss Whiteside	2008-02-12
WCS change request - Clarify "none" interpolation	1	08-017r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-05-27
WCS Change Request - Clarify Temporal Domain Parameter	1	08-018r1	Steven Keens	2008-02-21
WCS change request - Improve CRS descriptions	1	08-105	Arliss Whiteside	2008-08-18
WCS change request - Improve CRS descriptions	1	08-105r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-09-02
WCS change request - Summarize CRS uses	1	07-173r2	Arliss Whiteside	2008-01-27
WCS change request - Summarize CRS uses	1	07-173r1	Arliss Whiteside	2008-01-17
WCS Change Request - WCS 1.1.1 Abstract Test Suite	1	08-033	Duncan Chaundy	2008-03-03
An Abstract Test Suite for WCS 1.1.1 to test for compliance to the specification.
WCS Change Request - WCS 1.1.1 Abstract Test Suite - Revision 1.zip	1	08-033r1	Duncan Chaundy	2008-04-10
An Abstract Test Suite for WCS 1.1.1 to test for compliance to the specification. Replaces 08-033 which had incorrect document.
WFS-1.1: Abstract test cases for XLink	1	08-044r1	R. Martell (ed.)	2008-03-07
WFS-1.1: Abstract test cases for XLink	1	08-044	R. Martell	2008-03-07
WFS-T change proposal for SOAP profile	1	04-041	Richard Martell	2004-12-13
WFS 1.1 Corrigendum 1	1	08-042	Clemens Portele	2008-03-06
Draft Corrigendum for WFS 1.1.0
WFS 1.1 CR_BBOX/Filter	1	08-163	Jonathan Hankes	2008-10-06
Change Request WFS 1.1 BBOX/Filter
WFS change request: Correct SOAP binding	1	06-087	Arliss Whiteside	2006-07-03
WFS change request: Improve SOAP binding	1	06-088	Arliss Whiteside	2006-07-03
WFS CR - Support of License Information in response	1	08-115	Chris Body	2008-08-03
Optionally allow license information to be associated with a WFS response
WMC 1.1.0 Change Request: context:LayerType	1	08-047	Tom Kralidis	2008-03-11
WMC 1.1.0 Change Request: default namespace	1	08-045	Tom Kralidis	2008-03-11
WMC 1.1.0 Change Request: xlink namespace	1	08-046	Tom Kralidis	2008-03-11
WPS 1.0.0 Corrigendum	1	08-091	Peter Schut	2008-06-09
Preliminary draft
WPS 1.0.0 Corrigendum	1	08-091r1	Peter Schut	2008-07-14
second draft