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Subject: Re: [emergency] FYI: OGC Seeks Sponsors for Emergency MappingSymbology Initiative


Hi Rex -

Thanks for the additional insight. Appreciated.

The OGC also has a very formal relationship with ISO. We work closely with
ISO TC 211 (Things spatial) as well as the ISO Secretariat and INCITS. Our
relationship has progressed to the point where we know have joint editing
committees. Also, number of OGC specs are now ISO standards. We also work
closely with W3C. We meet periodically with Tim and his staff to make sure
that both organizations remained aligned and synergistic. And then I work
closely with the IETF GeoPriv working group. As you might guess, we are
sensitive to the how other standards organizations work and what their
respective missions are. This is good because it insures that we are not
working at cross purposes and can better leverage each others work.

I will give Karl a call this week.

Hope you had a good weekend!

Cheers

Carl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rex Brooks" <rexb@starbourne.com>
To: "Carl Reed" <creed@opengis.org>; "R. Allen Wyke" <emtc@nc.rr.com>
Cc: "emergency TC lists Oasis" <emergency@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [emergency] FYI: OGC Seeks Sponsors for Emergency
MappingSymbology Initiative


> Discussing it with Karl is a very good idea. The
> more of this sort of thing that gets aired
> independently, the better the chance that less
> formal liaisons can receive a head nod to
> proceed. One thing to keep in mind is that there
> is a formal set of relationships between W3C, ISO
> and OASIS, processed largely through ISO, and
> there is also a strong, filial relationship
> between W3C  and IETF, with IETF having a lot
> over members that are also members of ISO and
> ANSI, so there are subtext relationships going on
> all the time, which is why I said I favor a more
> de facto arrangement until after we see what
> comes out in mid-October. Hopefully, we will then
> have a better idea of how more is needed and
> where, and where different language/country
> localization and internationalization issues are
> likely to need some kind of harmonizing and
> tweaking and who really needs to be responsible
> for it.
>
> I also agree that it would be a big win-win for
> our TC/SC work and for OASIS, as well as OGC, for
> us to build a close relationship and I look
> forward to seeing it happen with the least
> friction possible.
>
> Ciao,
> Rex
>
>
> At 7:32 PM -0600 10/3/03, Carl Reed wrote:
> >Allen -
> >
> >You and I are thinking alike. I would like to be able to leverage the
work
> >of both organizations to the benefit of both of our communities. I know
Rex
> >raises an issue concerning how OASIS works with another standards
> >organization - IPR for example - in a later email. I think we may need to
> >discuss this with Karl Best to make sure that everything is above board.
I
> >do not think that we need a formal liaison arrangement. Just as an FYI -
all
> >OpenGIS specifications are free of member IPR and are also royalty free.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Carl
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "R. Allen Wyke" <emtc@nc.rr.com>
> >To: "Carl Reed" <creed@opengis.org>
> >Cc: "emergency TC lists Oasis" <emergency@lists.oasis-open.org>
> >Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 3:45 PM
> >Subject: Re: [emergency] FYI: OGC Seeks Sponsors for Emergency
> >MappingSymbology Initiative
> >
> >
> >>  Interesting....especially since it has been talked about within our
> >>  group almost since day 1.
> >>
> >>  That aside, is there any chance this an be the result of a
collaboration
> >>  between the OGC and the EM TC? A joint effort? Seems like a logical
> >>  thing, considering you then have the GIS people and the EM people from
> >>  their respective groups working together. Could be a huge win for both
> >>  committees.
> >>
> >>  Thoughts?
> >>
> >>  On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 16:43, Carl Reed wrote:
> >>  > Thought that this might be of interest to the group. The OGC runs
> >>  > interoperability initiatives to 1.) test existing specifications in
> >>  > new application domains and 2.) provide a rapid pace engineering
> >>  > process for capturing requirements for a given area of geospatial
> >>  > interoperability and then using those requirements to quickly
define,
> >>  > build, and test new interface specifications.
> >>  >
> >>  > Carl Reed
> >>  > EM GIS SC Chair
> >>  >
> >>  > PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >>  >
> >>  > For information about this announcement, contact:
> >>  >
> >>  > Mark Reichardt
> >>  > Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption
> >>  > Open GIS Consortium, Inc
> >>  > tel: +1-301-840-1361
> >>  > mreichardt@opengis.org
> >>  >
> >>  > OGC Seeks Sponsors for Emergency Mapping Symbology Initiative
> >>  >
> >>  > Wayland, MA, USA, October 3, 2003- The Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
(OGC)
> >>  > is issuing a Call for Sponsors for an Emergency Mapping Symbology
> >>  > (EMS)
> >>  > Initiative. This call seeks interested Sponsors to provide input on
> >>  > technology requirements and concepts to address interoperability
needs
> >>  > for emergency mapping and homeland security. The EMS Initiative will
> >>  > mature OGC's specification framework for interoperable geographic
> >>  > symbolization while simultaneously testing emerging standard map
> >>  > symbol
> >>  > sets for emergency response and homeland security developed by
> >  > > national-level mapping organizations.
> >>  >
> >>  > The development of standards for emergency mapping will strengthen
> >>  > coordination, communication and interoperability. These results
> >>  > enhance
> >>  > the ability of planners and emergency managers to better understand
> >>  > mapped information at a glance during crucial decision-making
moments.
> >>  >  From an operational perspective, standardized emergency mapping
> >>  > symbol
> >>  > sets implemented over standard-based web mapping architectures will
> >>  > support the quick and easy development of multi-source common
> >>  > operating
> >>  > pictures, giving users a vital shared view of the emergency at hand.
> >>  > Systems generating common operating pictures using standards-based
> >>  > software will access spatial and related content from many sources
and
> >>  > symbolize them in a common consistent manner, independent of the
> >>  > underlying feature classification schemes, data structures or data
> >>  > models.
> >>  >
> >>  > Through sponsorship of the EMS Initiative, organizations will be
> >>  > invited
> >>  > to contribute resources and help refine the architecture and testing
> >>  > requirements for the project. These requirements will be used to
> >>  > develop
> >>  > an OGC Request for Quotation/Call for Participation. As such,
sponsors
> >>  > of this initiative will establish goals and objectives for the
> >>  > initiative and have significant input on specifying the requirements
> >>  > for
> >>  > the interoperable technology testing and development process.
> >>  >
> >>  > If your organization is interested in driving the evolution of
> >>  > geospatial interoperability and emergency mapping standards by
> >>  > sponsoring and/or participating in the Emergency Mapping Symbology
> >>  > (EMS)
> >>  > Initiative please contact Mr. Jeff Harrison, OGC Executive Director,
> >>  > Program Development, by telephone at (703) 628-8655, or by e-mail at
> >>  > jharrison@opengis.org <mailto:jharrison@opengis.org>.
> >>  >
> >>  > The EMS Initiative is part of the next phase of OGC's Critical
> >>  > Infrastructure Protection Initiative (CIPI), an OGC Interoperability
> >>  > Initiative designed to test the application of interoperable
> >>  > technology
> >>  > to meet critical infrastructure and homeland security detection,
> >>  > prevention, planning, response, and recovery challenges. More
> >>  > information on CIPI is available at http://ip.opengis.org/cip/.
> >>  >
> >>  > OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 255
> >>  > companies,
> >>  > government agencies and universities participating in a consensus
> >>  > process to develop publicly available interface specifications.
> >>  > OpenGISŪ
> >>  > Specifications support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the
> >>  > Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT. The
> >>  > specifications 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
> >>  > <http://www.opengis.org>.
> >>  >
> >>  > OpenGISŪ is a registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
> >>  >
> >>  > -- end --
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  > _______________________________________________
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> >>  --
> >>  R. Allen Wyke
> >>  Chair, Emergency Management TC
> >>  emtc@nc.rr.com
> >>  http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/emergency
> >>
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