We have started the #codesprint25 here at the Lisbon node, with some croissants! :) #ogc #ogcapi #standards #sprint #arts&nerds

**geometa** provides an essential object-oriented data model in R, enabling users to efficiently manage geographic metadata.

The package facilitates handling of ISO and OGC standard geographic metadata and their dissemination on the web.

In this interview, we speak with **Emmanuel Blondel**, the author of geometa, ows4R, geosapi, geonapi and geoflow—key R packages for geospatial data management.

https://r-consortium.org/posts/exploring-geometa-an-r-package-for-managing-geographic-metadata/

Today, we have kicked-off the #OGC Open Standards Code Sprint, with the pre-event webinar, where we heard about the sprint goals of OGC - API Joins, TrainingDML-AI and OGC API - Records :-) See you in two weeks for the sprint https://developer.ogc.org/sprints/25/ #CODESPRINT25 #OGCAPI #Standards #hybrid #discord

OGC Member Meeting Day3 の午後は Geo for Metaverse Domain Working Group でProject PLATEAU のメタバース・AR展開を、深夜帯の日本から国交省の十川さんがオンライン登壇して紹介。PLATEAUコンソーシアムの初期の頃(協議会の頃)からエゴセントリックな主観表現でのPLATEAU活用が重要だと主張してきましたが、沢山の事例が海外に伝わってきた手応えを感じました。

OGC Member Meeting Day2 の CityGML Standard Working Group でProject PLATEAU の CityGML 3.0 への移行状況が説明されたあと、Session Chair のCarl Smyth と Sigrid に PLATEAUステッカーを手渡したら、ノートPCにその場で貼ってくれました！

日本からオンライン登壇の Project PLATEAU チーム十川さんと石丸さんの勇姿を、現地の CityGML SWG セッション会場で拝聴。セッション終了後は PLATEAU ステッカーを参加者に配りながら、PLATEAU Advisory Board の Chairmen として国際的認知度向上に少しは貢献できたかな。

My usual ranting against #OGC (you love it right ? My number of subscribers jumps every time. Is there a point where I actually earn money, or should I make YouTube videos ) So I just lose another 1.5 h attending a CRS SWG meeting where PROJJSON pros/cons were re-ashed vs a "conceptual model" compliant hypothetical CRS JSON. Obviously no decision was taken. Postponed to the Greek calends, aka next TC meeting. #protip If you want to be part of a standard group, make sure you are an immortal

OGC の Code Sprint 運営で活躍している Joana Simoes と3月のオンライン Code Sprint と5月に日本で開催予定の Code Sprint について意見交換。Sushi を楽しみにしているとのことで、日本のみなさんよろしくお願いします！

Romaで開催中のOGC Member Meeting で OGC Chief Standards Officer の Scott Simmons と再会。EsriのTamrat Belayneh も交えて情報交換。EsriはOGCにも熱心にコミットしていて、最新のデータ形式への対応やOpen Standard化の支援もしているのはもっと知られていいと思う。変わるべきは知識と技術を更新しないユーザー側。

LAStools の Silke Kämmerer さんから LAZ 1.4 が OGC Community Standard としてオープンスタンダード化する進捗を伺いつつ、LAStoolsのチートシートもいただきました。

Rejoignez GISCAN – Développeurs & Spécialistes SIG recherchés !
Nous recrutons des experts en SIG et développement Web GIS pour un projet d’envergure.

#SIG #OGC #PostGIS #QGIS #WebGIS #Geospatial #Python

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Join GISCAN – We’re Hiring GIS Developers & Specialists!
We are looking for GIS and GIS development experts to join our team for an exciting project!

Apply now by sending your CV and cover letter to contact at giscan dot com or reach out to us on LinkedIn.

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A reminder that registrations are open for the March 2025 Open Standards Code Sprint: an #hybrid #NotOnlyCode event, with nodes in Portugal and India. #OGC #standards #geospatial #FAIR #interoperability #hacking https://developer.ogc.org/sprints/25/

Next OGC Code Sprint will be hybrid, with the option to attend the sprint 100% online, or from one of the local nodes https://developer.ogc.org/sprints/nodes/#CODESPRINT25 #Hackfest #standards #OGC #geo

1/2 The Spatio-Temporal Data on the Web Working Group (#SDWWG) of the World Wide Web Consortium (#W3C) was recently re-chartered. The next two years I will be co-chairing this group with Rob Atkinson (#OGC).

There is a great deal brewing up in the #GeoSemantics space, to name just a few:
- #SOSA 2.0
- #GeoDCAT
- #WebVMW
- An #Ontology for Coordinate Reference Systems (#CRS)
- A #3D extension for #GeoSPARQL

Join in!

https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sdw-wg/2025Feb/0002.html

Recently, someone mentioned #STAC as a general purpose geodata catalog (not just for imagery but also vector). Is that a thing? And even if it is possible, is it a good idea?

New in #OpenLayers v10.4.0 - a convenience Image layer loader for debugging #MapServer Mapfiles

Check out the example here: https://openlayers.org/en/latest/examples/mapserver-cgi.html

For production, #OGC services such as WMS, and not CGI, is the recommended approach! #GIS #Mapping