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OGC and FGDC Grow Interoperability in Local Governments
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Wayland, MA, USA, September 17, 2001 - The Open GIS
Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and The Federal Geographic Data
Committee (FGDC) held a workshop in early September to teach
two dozen students the basics of implementing OpenGIS® Web
Map Server (WMS) based services. The workshop aimed to
connect new local government hosted map servers with National
Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Clearinghouse data catalogs to
enable greater use of spatial information. Attendees were
recipients of FGDC Cooperative Agreement Program funding
geared to help local organizations integrate NSDI Clearinghouse
and Web Mapping capabilities. Instructors included OGC and
FDGC staff and support from OGC member companies SAIC,
Compusult, and ESRI.
Attendee Alison Slaats of MetroGIS, Minneapolis, MN, found the
three-day event successful, commenting, "The workshop provided
an excellent overview of the OpenGIS compliant WMS, including
the WMS specification, WMS server examples and a
demonstration of several WMS clients. The lectures given by
several experts from FGDC, OGC and members of industry
combined with the hands-on exercises provided me with the
knowledge and confidence to go home and implement WMS."
As part of the 2000 and 2001 CAP program, the FGDC provided
assistance to twelve state and local GIS organizations to address
Clearinghouse Integration with Web Mapping. Each recipient
works with FGDC, OGC and integrators to enhance existing GIS
data servers to support OGC interfaces and link the servers to
National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse.
The FGDC CAP Grant program, begun in 1994, has worked to
provide "seed money" to communities willing to advance the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure through the establishment of
Clearinghouses, metadata, and data standards consistent with the
NSDI goals. Recently, FGDC added OGC Web Mapping to the
CAP program to stimulate the implementation of web map servers
that could make available spatial data found through metadata
searches in the national spatial data clearinghouse network.
Approximately $1,000,000 was available for the FY 2001 CAP
program in four different areas, including Clearinghouse
Integration with Web Mapping.
For further information about the Web Map CAP Workshop,
please contact Inquiries Mr. Jeff Harrison, Director of OGC
Interoperability Programs, jharrison@opengis.org, or (703) 491-
9543.
OGC is an international industry consortium of over 220
companies, government agencies and universities participating in
a consensus process to develop publicly available geoprocessing
specifications. OpenGIS Specifications support interoperable
solutions that "geo-enable" the Web and mainstream IT, and
empower technology developers to make complex spatial
information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of
applications. Visit the OGC website at www.opengis.org
The FGDC is an interagency committee composed of
representatives from 16 Cabinet-level and independent federal
agencies. The FGDC -- in collaboration with public and private
sector organizations -- coordinates the development of the NSDI.
Visit the FGDC at www.fgdc.gov
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