OGC is the abbreviation of "Open Geospatial Alliance", which is translated as "Open Geospatial Alliance" in Chinese. OGC was founded in 1994, and is composed of some leading providers of geographic information technology and geospatial data. The mission of the organization is to promote cooperation and interoperability among global geographic information communities, so as to realize the sharing and interoperability of geospatial data and services.
OGC has established and maintained a series of open geospatial standards and specifications, so that various geospatial data and services can be exchanged and shared. These standards include data format, data model, data transmission protocol, geographic information service interface and so on. , covering all kinds of geospatial information types from map data to sensor data.
The role of OGC
1, promoting the standardization of geographic information technology.
OGC promotes the standardization and interoperability of geographic information technology by formulating and popularizing open geographic information technology standards, and provides technical support and guarantee for the development of geographic information applications. The standards formulated by OGC include data model, data format, data exchange protocol, service interface and so on, involving the collection, storage, processing, analysis and display of geographic information.
2. Promote the application of geographic information technology.
OGC promotes the application of geographic information technology in various fields by promoting the standardization and interoperability of geographic information technology. OGC standards are widely used in geographic information systems, geographic information services, surveying and mapping, remote sensing, meteorology, environmental monitoring, transportation, military security and other fields. OGC standardization provides technical basis and guarantee for the application of geographic information technology.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia -OGC