This SWG is focused on processing the OGC GeoServices REST 1.0 candidate standard.

This OGC GeoServices REST Candidate Standard Version 1.0 standard is derived from the “Esri GeoServices REST Specification Version 1.0” which was developed to provide interoperability between ArcGIS Server and the broader information technology community. The candidate standard is designed to be implemented without the use of Esri products. The OGC version differs from the Esri version in that it is presented in a vendor neutral fashion appropriate for an OGC standard. For example the names of the types have been changed. The specification currently provides a JSON encoding, but does not limit alternate JSON representations (such as GeoJSON ).

 

4 February 2013. On 2 February 2012, the OGC began the OGC Web Services, Phase 9 (OWS-9) Testbed process with a Request for Quotations/Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) to solicit proposals in response to requirements. 10 sponsors provided requirements, a testbed plan was developed, and 39 technology provider participants worked together for 8 months developing and testing interoperability solutions to meet those requirements. On 15 January 2013, at the OGC Technical Committee Meeting in Redlands, California, the participants demonstrated their work at a well-attended OWS-9 Demo event.

1.    Web Coverage Service (WCS) SWG

The WCS.SWG is a standing WG working on the Web Coverage Service (WCS) suite of standards. A coverage is defined as a "space-time varying phenomenon", such as 1D sensor time series, 2D remote sensing imagery, 3D x/y/t satellite image time series and x/y/z geophysical data, as well as 4D x/y/z/t atmospheric and ocean data. A normative abstract definition of coverages is given in OGC Abstract Topic 6 (which is identical to ISO 19123), a concrete definition is provided with the OGC GML Application Schema for Coverages.

The GeoAPI Implementation Standard defines, through the GeoAPI library, a Java language application programming interface (API) including a set of types and methods which can be used for the manipulation of geographic information structured following the specifications adopted by the Technical Committee 211 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). This standard standardizes the informatics contract between the client code which manipulates normalized data structures of geographic information based on the published API and the libr...

netCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data. The conventions for climate and forecast (CF) metadata are designed to promote the processing and sharing of netCDF files. The conventions define metadata that provide a definitive description of what the data represents, and the spatial and temporal properties of the data.

The OGC CF-netCDF standard consists of a suite of standards that support encoding of digital geospatial information representing space/ti...

This standard currently defines eight packages with data types for common use across OGC Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) services. Five of these packages define operation request and response types. The packages are: 1.) Contents – Defines data types that can be used in specific services that provide (access to) sensors; 2.) Notification – Defines the data types that support provision of metadata about the notification capabilities of a service as well as the definition and encoding of SWES events; 3.) Common - Defines data types common to other packages; 4.) Common Codes –Defines commonly used li...

The 3D Portrayal Interoperability Experiment (IE) will demonstrate how 3D models stored in open or proprietary formats can be exploited by demonstrating different delivery mechanisms based on open standards-based formats and services. Relevant data include digital landscape models, city models, interior models, as well as analytical data representing the spatiotemporal distribution of non tangible things or simulation results. The IE will be intended to identify and further develop technologies and workflows that may be the foundation of a spatial data infrastructure that targets on rapid visualization of extremely large and complex 3D data. For selected showcase scenarios the interoperability of relevant formats and services will be tested. Particular emphasis will be on use of different client configurations. As an outcome, the IE will clarify the specifics of 3D portrayal services and provide best practices and guidelines for their implementation, integration, and usage. Additionally, the activities and findings of the IE participants are intended to directly support and influence current standardization efforts in service-based 3D portrayal.