Open Geospatial Consortium

Registrations for the OS Innovation Festival are now open! 🎉 Join us for a two-day event bringing together people from the public and private sectors to explore how location data can help tackle real challenges. Innovation sprints are at the heart of the festival. You’ll spend both days working with others across different challenges, using location data to develop practical ideas and try new approaches Alongside the sprints, the festival also includes keynotes and talks from people shaping the geospatial landscape, as well as exhibition space showcasing new ideas and emerging technologies. If you’re curious, collaborative and enjoy getting hands-on, we’d love you to be part of it! Register here: https://ow.ly/XTkB50YKqra

OGC Testbed-21 Demonstration | Register Now Open Geospatial Consortium Testbed-21 has brought industry and government together to tackle some of the toughest challenges in geospatial interoperability — through hands-on development and testing. Over two days, this webinar highlights what’s been built and what’s been learned — from new approaches to imagery formats and richer metadata to APIs, conformance tools, and real-world implementations. You’ll see this work in action through demonstrations using open source libraries like GStreamer and libheif, cloud-based tools, and API-driven approaches to managing data. We’ll also touch on performance, benchmarking, and how data quality, provenance, and trust are being built directly into workflows. If you’re working with imagery, metadata, or interoperable systems, this is a chance to see what’s working now — and where things are heading next. 🔗 Click here to Register for the Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gmU5JGk8 #OpenStandards #APIs #OpenSource #DataStandards #CloudComputing #DataIntegration

OGC Testbed-21 is tackling some of the hardest challenges in geospatial interoperability, through hands-on development and testing. Join this two-day demonstration webinar to see work in progress and what’s been delivered across data quality, GEOINT imagery, and conformance testing. From imagery formats and metadata to APIs and open source implementations, the sessions will show how these capabilities are being built, tested, and applied in real systems. If you work with imagery or interoperable systems, this is a chance to see where things are going. #OGC #Geospatial #Interoperability #GEOINT #APIs

OGC Digest Is Live!   The latest OGC Digest brings together key conversations shaping the geospatial space — from tackling integration challenges and improving interoperability to evolving standards like MUDDI for underground infrastructure.   In this Digest, you’ll also find perspectives on building influence through standards, creating a common language for water quality data, and turning complex datasets into actionable insights.   Plus, a look at what’s coming up — including Testbed-21 demonstrations, Builder Days, and OGC Connect in Helsinki — along with new member announcements across the community.   You can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g2NjgYgc

Bioclima Webinar: Understanding Biodiversity in Times of Climate Change How can we better understand — and protect — biodiversity in a rapidly changing climate? Join us for the Bioclima Webinar, part of the dissemination and scientific dialogue activities of the BioClima project, focused on analysing climate change impacts on biodiversity and advancing the use of data to support research and informed decision-making. This session will explore: • How climate change is reshaping ecosystems and species distribution • The role of Earth observation and data-driven research in biodiversity monitoring • How geospatial and environmental data can support science, policy, and action The webinar aligns with European and international priorities on biodiversity and climate, building synergies with initiatives such as Biodiversa+ and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), and strengthening the dialogue between research, data, and public policy. If you work in climate science, biodiversity research, geospatial data, environmental policy, or Earth observation — this conversation is for you. When: 24th April 2026, 11:00-13:00 CET Online Webinar 📅 Save your seat and join the discussion. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/g86c7sPw #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #EarthObservation #Geospatial #EnvironmentalData #GeoData #OpenData #GIS #RemoteSensing #SpatialData #bioclima

OGC Testbed-21 Demonstration OGC Testbed-21 has brought industry and government together to tackle some of the toughest challenges in geospatial interoperability — through hands-on development and testing.   Over two days, this webinar highlights what’s been built and what’s been learned — from new approaches to imagery formats and richer metadata to APIs, conformance tools, and real-world implementations.   You’ll see this work in action through demonstrations using open source libraries like GStreamer and libheif, cloud-based tools, and API-driven approaches to managing data. We’ll also touch on performance, benchmarking, and how data quality, provenance, and trust are being built directly into workflows.   If you’re working with imagery, metadata, or interoperable systems, this is a chance to see what’s working now — and where things are heading next. 🔗 Click here to Register for the Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gmU5JGk8 #OpenStandards #APIs #OpenSource #DataStandards #CloudComputing #DataIntegration

Data integration is where geospatial projects often slow down. It is a critical step in building a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), yet it remains a major bottleneck for developers. Much of this comes down to a lack of knowledge about the data itself, along with missing or incomplete metadata. In this blog, OGC's Joana Simoes kicks off a new series by outlining some of the most common challenges she has encountered. From not knowing what data is available to working with unstructured formats like CSV and Excel, these issues make integration far more difficult than it should be. While tools can support these processes, Joana’s key takeaway is clear. Education remains the most effective way to prevent these challenges in the first place. If you work with geospatial data, this will likely feel familiar. Read the full post: https://lnkd.in/dK2GSP93 #Geospatial #SDI #DataIntegration #Metadata #OGC #FAIRData #Developers

Bioclima Webinar: Understanding Biodiversity in Times of Climate Change How can we better understand — and protect — biodiversity in a rapidly changing climate? Join us for the Bioclima Webinar, part of the dissemination and scientific dialogue activities of the BioClima project, focused on analysing climate change impacts on biodiversity and advancing the use of data to support research and informed decision-making. This session will explore: • How climate change is reshaping ecosystems and species distribution • The role of Earth observation and data-driven research in biodiversity monitoring • How geospatial and environmental data can support science, policy, and action The webinar aligns with European and international priorities on biodiversity and climate, building synergies with initiatives such as Biodiversa+ and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), and strengthening the dialogue between research, data, and public policy. If you work in climate science, biodiversity research, geospatial data, environmental policy, or Earth observation — this conversation is for you. When: 24th April 2026, 11:00-13:00 CET Online Webinar 📅 Save your seat and join the discussion. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/g86c7sPw #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #EarthObservation #Geospatial #EnvironmentalData #GeoData #OpenData #GIS #RemoteSensing #SpatialData

Join us at OGC Connect Helsinki, where a global community comes together to build interoperable systems for real-world impact. In a time of geopolitical uncertainty, climate pressure, and rapidly evolving digital systems, the need for secure, adaptable, and interoperable infrastructure has never been greater. OGC Connect Helsinki brings together leaders from government, defence, industry, and research to collaborate on solutions that can scale across borders and domains. Through open standards, shared architectures, and reusable design approaches, we will explore how to accelerate deployment, reduce integration complexity, ensure trust and data integrity, and enable faster, more effective responses to emerging challenges. Featured topics include: • Trusted Data and Systems through OGC Testbeds • Machine-readable standards and interoperable data frameworks • Virtual constellations for Earth observation • Defence and intelligence systems for real-time decision-making • Data lakes and federated ecosystem architectures • Climate resilience and actionable data systems As the 135th Technical Meeting, this in-person event is designed to foster deep collaboration and working sessions that help shape the future of connected digital infrastructure. #OGC #Geospatial #Interoperability #OpenStandards #LocationIntelligence #EarthObservation #ClimateResilience #DataStandards #DigitalInfrastructure