OGC Standards and Resources
OGC Standards and Resources:
Made by our Member Community for use by the Global Community
Standards International standards that detail conceptual models, interfaces, or encodings to enable interoperability. |
Registries Web accessible sources of information about things ("Concepts") the OGC defines or that communities ask that we host on their behalf. Applies FAIR principles for interoperability in systems. Visit the OGC Definition Server |
Best Practices Member-agreed and -approved documents describing the use of one or more OGC standards to address a domain-specific topic or provide a solution to an interoperability challenge. Read More on Best Practices |
Community Practices Documents describing implemented standards, specifications, or technologies that originate outside of OGC, but also address interoperability requirements in geospatial and related communities. Read More on Community Practices |
Engineering Reports Developed in the OGC Innovation Program to highlight the initiatives completed by OGC members. They document the partners involved, the standards used, their importance, and potential future impacts. Read more about Engineering Reports |
Discussion Papers Technology issues being considered in the Working Groups of the OGC Technical Committee. They create discussion in the geospatial information industry. Read more about Discussion Papers |
White Papers Technology issues of interest to OGC Members and the geospatial community at large. They provide necessary background to highlight and forecast information and trends. Read more about White Papers |
OGC Reference Model The OGC Reference Model (ORM) describes the OGC Standards Baseline and the relationships between the baseline documents. Read the ORM |
OGC Standards
OGC standards are developed by members to make location information and services FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. They are used by software developers to build open interfaces and encodings into their products and services. Standards are the main "products" of OGC and have been developed by the membership to address specific interoperability challenges, such as publishing map content on the Web, exchanging critical location data during disaster response & recovery, and enabling the fusion of information from diverse Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
OGC maintains a public Standards Roadmap for every standard currently in development.
OGC standards are divided into three types:
 Abstract Specification Topics Describes the conceptual foundation upon which OGC standards are built. View OGC's Abstract Specifications |
 Member-Developed Standards Developed by OGC membership inside the OGC Technical Committee. View OGC's Standards |
 Community Standards Widely-used specifications developed external to OGC but endorsed by OGC membership as being a valuable part of our Standards Baseline. View OGC'sCommunity Standards |
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