Some of the organizations working on international and GIS standards include:
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - (http://www.ansi.org/)
- Digital Geographic Information Working Group (DGIWG) - (http://www.dgiwg.org/digest/About2.htm)
- European Committee for Standardization (CEN) - (http://www.cen.eu/cen/)
- Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) - (http://www.fgdc.gov/)
- Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) - (http://www.gsdi.org/)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) - (http://www.iho.int/)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - (http://www.iso.org/)
- Location Interoperability Forum (LIF) - (http://www.cellular.co.za/technologies/location/lif.htm)
- Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) - (http://www.opengeospatial.org/)
- Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) - (http://www.ws-i.org/)
- Wireless Location Industry Association (WLIA) - (http://www.wliaonline.com/)
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - (http://www.w3.org/)