Newsletter - May 2, 2024
News in brief
OGC’s next Member Meeting
Continue to drive OGC Standards and Innovation at the 129th Member Meeting this June 17 - 21 in Montreal. Under the theme "Standards enabling collaboration for global challenges," there will be several special sessions including the Methane Summit, as well as numerous working group sessions covering topics such as Climate Resilience, Marine, and Artificial Intelligence for Geoinformatics (GeoAI).
OGC Canada Forum
Geospatial organizations operating in Canada are invited to attend the OGC Canada Forum. This free event is co-located at the 129th OGC Member Meeting in Montreal, with the goal to address Canada's geospatial needs by fostering collaboration on innovation and standards in support of economic growth.
Collaboration & innovation
Urban Digital Twins Interoperability Pilot
Participants in the Urban Digital Twins Interoperability Pilot will collaborate on geospatial data interoperability and Standards that support healthier, more sustainable, and more inclusive urban living. ?Visit the initiative page for the upcoming Call For Participation, and join the Q&A webinar on May 14 at 8:30 AM EDT to learn more.
DIS4SME InfoDay
The European DIS4SME Project offers training courses to upskill #SME employees in Digital Transformation strategies. Co-funded under the Digital Europe Programme, courses on location data interoperability will be implemented to boost the entrepreneurial potential of European SMEs and support business growth.
Standards
Transportation and Mobility Domain Working Group
The new Transportation and Mobility DWG will provide a forum to discuss and better support the use of geographic information in planning, operating, and optimizing transportation and mobility systems. Public comments are due by May 7.
AI Training Data Markup Language JSON & XML Encodings
The Training Data Markup Language for Artificial Intelligence (TrainingDML-AI) Standard provides a standardized format for training data used in Machine Learning models that involve location or time. Public comments on Parts 2 and 3 of the Standard are due by May 23, 2024.
Features and Geometries JSON – Part 1: Core
Features and Geometries JSON (JSON-FG) is a proposal for GeoJSON extensions that provide standard ways to support certain useful geospatial application contexts. Public comments are due by June 24.
Upcoming events
Monthly Climate & Disaster Resilience Seminar
May 15 | Online
The OGC Climate and Disaster Resilience community's monthly seminar series in May will feature Allan Jamieson, Data Standards Lead for Ordnance Survey , discussing the topic of whether location can help establish trust in supply chains.
GeoAI Speaker Series
May 15 | Online
The inaugural OGC GeoAI Speaker Series session will feature Vipin Kumar, Regents Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the 美国明尼苏达大学双城分校 . During this free webinar he will discuss Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning and its impact on scientific discovery and global environmental challenges.
OGC UK & Ireland Forum
June 7 | London, UK
The Forum will take place at the Geovation Hub in London and cover topics such as Digital Twin technologies, OGC APIs, and Compliance Testing.
Innovation Days Europe
July 1 - 2 | Tartu, Estonia
With the theme Climate and Disaster Resilience, One Health, and Data Spaces, Innovation Days Europe provides a platform to discuss how advancements in geospatial technology can be effectively integrated into governance and policy. Held as part of FOSS4G Europe 2024 in Tartu, Estonia.
Open Standards Code Sprint
July 10 - 12 | London, UK & Online
This code sprint will be inclusive of all OGC APIs and encodings and will feature special tracks focused on data quality and validators. Non-coding tasks such as testing, documentation work, and issue reporting will also be available for Code Sprint participants.
Innovation Days DC
December 3 - 5 | Washington DC, USA
The theme for the 2024 Innovation Days DC meeting is Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Futures, featuring keynote speaker Josh Delmonico of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). The goal of this annual event is to advance the OGC vision of building the future of location with community and technology for the good of society.
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