OGC Consensus: How Successful Standards Are Made

被引：4

作者：

Reed, Carl ^{[1
]}

Buehler, Kurt ^{[2
]}

McKee, Lance ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Carl Reed & Associates, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA

[2] Image Matters LLC, Leesburg, VA 20175 USA

[3] Open Geospatial Consortium, Wayland, MA 01778 USA

来源：

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION | 2015年 / 4卷 / 03期

关键词：

OGC; consensus; standards; geospatial; GIS;

D O I：

10.3390/ijgi4031693

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

This paper describes the history, background, and current status of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards development consensus process. The roots of the formation of the OGC lie in the early 1990s when a very strong market requirement for exchanging GIS data content was clearly stated. At that time, each GIS vendor had their own formats for publishing and/or exchanging their GIS data. There was no mechanism or organization that provided a forum for the GIS vendors and GIS data users to collaborate and agree on how to share GIS data. That requirement, along with the vision of a few individuals, led to the formation of the OGC. This paper describes the early development of the consensus process in the OGC, how this process has evolved over time, why consensus is so important for defining open standards that are implemented in the marketplace, and the future of the OGC consensus process.

引用

页码：1693 / 1706

页数：14