[OSGeo-Standards] OSGeo Establishes Category A Liaison with ISO/TC 211

[Tom Kralidis]

>From https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/osgeo-establishes-category-a-liaison-with-iso-tc-211/

In support of OSGeo’s continued commitment to standards and
interoperability, OSGeo and ISO/TC 211 have established a Category A
liaison, effective 31 July 2020. The liaison will enable OSGeo to make
effective contributions to ISO/TC 211 as well gain insight into
current and emerging ISO/TC 211 standards.

Angelos Tzotsos, President of OSGeo, commented, “Open Source
Geospatial Foundation is committed to support and promote open source
software and open standards. The liaison with ISO/TC 211 will
strengthen the voice of open source geospatial projects and provide
opportunities to contribute to open standards. We are looking forward
to working together with ISO/TC 211”.

”An ISO International Standard embodies the essential principles of
global openness and transparency, consensus and technical coherence”,
commented Agneta Gren Engberg, chair of ISO/TC 211. “These are
safeguarded through its development in an ISO Technical Committee,
representative of all interested parties, supported by a public
comment phase. ISO/TC 211 looks forward to the mutual benefits of the
liaison relation with OSGeo.”

Initially communicated at the OSGeo 2020 Annual General Meeting,
participation is open to anyone in OSGeo. Members wishing to
participate in ISO/TC 211 activities are encouraged and advised to
visit the OSGeo wiki
(https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ISO-TC211_Liaison#OSGeo_Participation)
for more detailed information.

About OSGeo

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a not-for-profit
organization whose mission is to foster global adoption of open
geospatial technology by being an inclusive software foundation
devoted to an open philosophy and participatory community driven
development.

About ISO/TC 211

ISO/TC 211 is a Technical Committee of the International Organization
for Standardization, focused on the standardization in the field of
digital geographic information, which aims to establish a structured
set of standards for information concerning objects or phenomena that
are directly or indirectly associated with a location relative to the
Earth.

ISO/TC 211 standards may specify, for geographic information, methods,
tools and services for data management (including definition and
description), acquiring, processing, analyzing, accessing, presenting
and transferring such data in digital/electronic form between
different users, systems and locations. The work shall link to
appropriate standards for information technology and data where
possible, and provide a framework for the development of
sector-specific applications using geographic data.