OWS testbeds are part of OGC's Interoperability Program, a global, hands-on and collaborative prototyping program designed to rapidly develop, test and deliver proven candidate specifications into OGC's Specification Program, where they are formalized for public release. In OGC's Interoperability Initiatives, international teams of technology providers work together to solve specific geoprocessing interoperability problems posed by the Initiative's sponsoring organizations. OGC Interoperability Initiatives include test beds, pilot projects, interoperability experiments and interoperability support services - all designed to encourage rapid development, testing, validation and adoption of OGC standards.
This Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP-4) is the fourth in the series of Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Architecture Implementation Pilots, initiated to develop and pilot a new process and infrastructure components for the GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI) and the broader GEOSS architecture through an evolutionary development process.
A more comprehensive overview is available at the following website http://www.ogcnetwork.net/aip4
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international industry consortium of hundreds of companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international industry consortium of hundreds of companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards supp...