OGC Calls for Participation in Major Innovation Testbed (Testbed 14)

11 December 2017: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites interested organizations to respond to the Call for Participation (CFP) in the OGC Testbed 14 Interoperability Testbed.

Organizations selected to participate in Testbed 14 will develop prototype solutions based on the sponsors’ use cases, requirements and scenarios. These are described in detail in the CFP. Participants’ prototype solutions will implement existing OGC standards as well as new prototype interface and encoding specifications introduced or developed in Testbed 14. Prototype specifications may ultimately become official, member approved OGC standards, revisions to existing OGC standards, or best practices for using OGC standards.

Testbed 14 requirements, use cases, and cost-sharing funding are provided by testbed Sponsors, which include:

• European Space Agency (ESA) / CGI
• European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Program
• Geonovum
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Ordnance Survey Great Britain (OS)
• US Geological Survey (USGS)
• US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

... as well as additional Sponsors.

The sponsors’ requirements have been organized into the following technical threads:

• CITE: Compliance
• EOC: Earth Observation & Clouds
• MoPoQ: Modeling, Portrayal, and Quality of Service
• NextGen: Next Generation Services

OGC testbeds are part of OGC's Innovation Program, a global, hands-on, collaborative prototyping program designed to rapidly develop, test, innovate, and deliver proven candidate standards into OGC's standards program, where they are formalized for public release.

In OGC's Interoperability Initiatives, international teams of technology providers work together to solve specific geoprocessing interoperability problems posed by the Initiative Sponsors. OGC Interoperability Initiatives include testbeds, pilot projects, interoperability experiments, and interoperability support services – all designed to encourage rapid development and mobilization of OGC standards

This cutting-edge standards work has enormous potential and value for testbed stakeholders – both technology users and technology providers alike. Shared investment in spatial standard prototype solutions brings improved sharing and integration of spatial information, which has widespread and longstanding value for the Testbed sponsors and society at large. Technology providers gain market exposure, market intelligence, and a chance to quickly take advantage of the business opportunities that arise with the introduction of new standards and associated technical capabilities.

Anyone interested in learning more about, or participating in, Testbed 14 should contact Scott Serich, Director Innovation Programs ([email protected]). See www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/programs/ip for more information about the Innovation Program in which OGC Testbeds, Pilot Projects, and Interoperability Experiments are organized, planned, and managed.