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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 title=creed@opengeospatial.org
href="mailto:creed@opengeospatial.org">Carl Reed</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:11 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A 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></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: ">Dear TC
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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standard be withdrawn: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><BR>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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style="COLOR: "></SPAN> </P>
<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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<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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Reed, PhD<BR>CTO and Executive Director Standards Program<BR>Open Geospatial
Consortium<BR>www.opengeospatial.org<BR><BR>The OGC: Making Location
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