OpenGeospatial Consortium

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international organization that develops standards to ensure different geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping technologies can work seamlessly together. Its goal is to promote interoperability, allowing diverse location-based data and tools to communicate, share, and be used effectively across various applications. This helps industries like urban planning, environmental monitoring, transportation, and emergency response to access accurate, compatible geographic information, leading to better decision-making and innovation in managing spatial data on a global scale.