| New revision to OGC GeoPackage Gridded Tiled Coverage Extension: Public Comment Sought July 16, 2021 by The Open Geospatial Consortium Blog The extension defines how to encode and store tiled regular gridded data – such as a digital elevation model – in a GeoPackage, and now supports additional data types and multiple channels. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on version 1.1 of the OGC GeoPackage Extension for Tiled Gridded Coverage Data (TGCE). Comments are due by August 15, 2021. TGCE defines how to encode and store tiled regular gridded data, such as a digital elevation model, in a GeoPackage. The tiles contain values, such as elevation, temperature or pressure, and the extension defines two encodings: PNG and TIFF. Share this:Facebook Esri User Conference 2021 Virtual July 15, 2021 by Susan Smith In the plenary session held on Monday at the Virtual Esri User Conference 2021, Esri President Jack Dangermond spoke of focusing on creating a more sustainable environment for our planet. Users of Esri software and services come from 130 countries and different fields. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new win! dow) OGC invites Tenders for the Provision of Compliance Testing Software Engineering Consulting Services July 15, 2021 by The Open Geospatial Consortium Blog OGC is seeking the provision of consulting services in support of the Compliance Program’s TEAM Engine validator tool and related Executable Test Suites. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites organizations to bid for providing Software Engineering Consulting Services to the OGC Compliance Program. Interested organizations should respond to the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Responses close August 15th, 2021. Share this:Facebook! iv> OGC to form new Planetary Domain Working Group; Public Comment sought on Draft Charter July 15, 2021 by The Open Geospatial Consortium Blog New OGC DWG will identify requirements to revise or extend OGC standards for use with data concerning celestial bodies other than the Earth. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft charter for a new Planetary Domain Working Group (DWG). Comments are due by August 4, 2021. The objective of the Planetary DWG is to identify requirements to revise or extend OGC standards for celestial bodies other than the Earth. Such bodies include planets, satellites, asteroids, and comets. The overall mission of the Planetary DWG is to ensure that OGC standards remain current with the scientific requirements for celestial bodies established by the planetary science community. Geospatial data has been successfully standardized for Earth Observation for many years across various disciplines such as geosciences, the environment, energy, pollution, forestry, or marine sciences. This has allowed scientists to cross-reference data from various themes to broaden their research and understanding in a wider context. Share this:Facebook | 