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Scott Serich appointed OGC Director, Interoperability Programs â©

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has appointed Dr. Scott Serich as Director, Interoperability Programs. Dr. Serich will support OGCâs participation in the Project Interoperability initiative sponsored by the U.S. Government Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), an OGC member. Project Interoperability develops recommendations and guidance on an interoperability framework to improve interoperability at all levels of government in the US. The ISE Interoperability Framework (I2F) includes several cross-cutting or âinherentâ threads including cybersecurity, integrated credentials and access management, device independence and geospatial. OGC is working with many partner Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and professional associations involved in this effort including the IJIS Institute, the Object Management Group (OMG®), Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and others. The OGC brings geospatial expertise and proven interoperability processes to the overall effort. www.opengeospatial.org