The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international consortium developing publicly available geospatial interface standards that enable interoperability across platforms. Their work forms the foundation of how spatial data is shared and integrated across systems.
OGC standards including WMS, WFS, GeoPackage, and more recent innovations like OGC API Features have become essential infrastructure for the geospatial industry. These standards enable data sharing between different software platforms and organizations.
Through collaborative development involving governments, commercial organizations, and research institutions, OGC ensures that geospatial standards reflect the needs of diverse stakeholders. Their work enables the interoperability that makes modern geospatial workflows possible.
