The OGC is best known for
creating standards, but one of its great contributions is as a forum
for collaboration. In this article, John Olesak of Northrop Grumman
Information Technology TASC highlights how organizations come together
and enhance efforts including national spatial data infrastructures
and
the global spatial data infrastructure. He explains that
"collaborative
environments are difficult to achieve and maintain over time. OGC has
a
proven track record of keeping a balance between a structured steady
course and the rapid adaptation and assimilation of new ideas."
The poll asked, "What will be
the impact of ESRI's announcement of enhancements to make ArcGIS
Server
data findable and usable as KML?" A total of 82 readers responded, and
most believe that the amount of geodata findable and usable on the Web
will increase significantly.
The next poll asks, "How does your organization use PDFs to share map
content?"
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page)!