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In what has become the OGC’s most contentious vote to date, OGC
members are being asked whether the proposed "Geoservices REST API"
should be accepted as an OGC standard. A summary of concerns are
listed in an Open Letter from the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
(OSGeo) to the OGC. However, the crux of contentions hinge around
the definition of an Open Standard and whether the "Geoservices REST
API" qualifies as one.<br>
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<b>When measured against government’s policy drivers of
interoperability, fair competition, and economical use of
government funds, the evidence is overwhelming. "Geoservices REST
API" fails on all accounts. </b>In fact, we should be questioning
why our OGC processes haven’t identified and then addressed these
issues much earlier. ....<br>
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The justification is in blog format (as hyperlinks to references
don't copy well to some email clients):<br>
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<a
href="http://lisasoft.com/blog/will-ogc%E2%80%99s-standards-meet-government-purchasing-guidelines">http://lisasoft.com/blog/will-ogc%E2%80%99s-standards-meet-government-purchasing-guidelines</a><br>
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Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Solutions Manager
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
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