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As below, the GeoServices REST API has been withdrawn as a
proposed OGC standard, and OGC are looking at ways to improve
based upon our collective feedback from OSGeo and OGC members.<br>
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Thank you to all the people who have voiced their concerns, thank
you to those who provided detailed reasoning and analysis, and
thank you to the OGC and OGC members who have acknowledged and
have started actioning this reasoning. You are contributing toward
a better OGC for us all.<br>
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On 30/05/2013 1:57 PM, Carl Reed wrote:<br>
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<div>Dear OSGeo Community -</div>
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<div>Today I sent out an email to the OGC membership regarding
the current status of the GeoServices adoption vote. Please
see the email below.</div>
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<div>We appreciate the input provided by the OSGeo community
during the voting process. Based on the discussion and
comments that occurred during this vote, we will be engaging
Members as well as the implementation community in
discussions regarding how to evolve and improve the OGC
standards setting process.</div>
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<div>Thanks and regards</div>
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<div>Carl Reed, PhD</div>
<div>CTO<br>
OGC</div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a
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href="mailto:creed@opengeospatial.org">Carl Reed</a>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:11 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
title="tc-announce@lists.opengeospatial.org"
href="mailto:tc-announce@lists.opengeospatial.org">TC
Announce</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [TC-Announce] GeoServices REST API
adoption vote - update andmotion to withdraw</div>
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style="COLOR: ">Dear TC -</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">On Tuesday of this week, the
GeoServices REST API Standards Working Group
(SWG) voted to approve the following
recommendation to the TC Voting Members:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">The GeoServices REST SWG
recommends the TC approve withdrawal of the
motion to approve the OGC GeoServices REST API
documents as an official OGC standard. Moved:
Keith Ryden. Second: Clemens Portele. There
was no objection to unanimous consent.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">The following is the reason
for requesting the motion to approve the
candidate standard be withdrawn:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">“Considering
the breath of discussion both internal and
external to the OGC process since the vote
announcement, the SWG members feel that the vote
cannot continue until the many questions raised
have been addressed. Issues regarding OGC
process, vendor advantage, duplication of
capabilities, etc. have now overshadowed
technical discussions of the merits of the
specification. By withdrawing the OGC
GeoServices REST API candidate standard, the
necessary discussions regarding OGC process,
policy, and position can continue separately.” <br>
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The SWG further discussed the need for OGC
Members and staff to debate, clarify and
potentially amend a number of policy and
procedural issues before the SWG can decide to
either disband or to resume technical work on
the candidate standard</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">Today or tomorrow the TC Chair
(me) will be asking the TC Voting Members to
consider the GeoServices REST API SWG
recommendation. The motion is:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">“The GeoServices REST API SWG
recommends that the GeoServices adoption vote
be withdrawn. If there is no objection to
unanimous consent in the next 10 calendar
days, then the motion is approved. If there
are objections, than a two week e-vote will be
initiated.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">Over the coming months there
will be opportunities for OGC staff, members
and the general public to engage in
discussions related to policy and procedures,
such as clear statements on openness and
interoperability, overlapping standards,
backwards compatibility and so forth. The idea
is to begin a dialogue as part of the virtual
meetings this and next month with a goal to
address the issues raised and recommend
changes at the upcoming September Frascati
meetings.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">I would like to thank the SWG
for all of their hard work on the candidate
standard. I would also like to thank everyone
who contributed to the conversation.</span></p>
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style="COLOR: "></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">Any questions, please let me
know.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span
style="COLOR: ">Regards</span></p>
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New Roman'; COLOR: #000000">Carl Reed, PhD<br>
CTO and Executive Director Standards Program<br>
Open Geospatial Consortium<br>
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