[Geotiff] GeoTIFF and the OGC

[Carl Reed]

Dear GeoTIFF list -

At the recent OGC meetings in Darmstadt, several OGC Members (large user organizations) asked whether there is any interest on the part of the OGC to move GeoTIFF into the OGC standards process and eventually make GeoTIFF an international standard. As we have done with other de-facto standards submitted into the OGC standards process, I would see very few (if any) normative changes to the document as it moves to a version 1.0 OGC standard. I know that the implementation community would not appreciate any "normative changes"! Further, as with KML, CF-NetCDF and other documents, we believe that maintaining a strong collaborative relationship with the existing GeoTIFF community is critical.

As part of this process, the OGC and OGC Members would be responsible for reformatting the document into the proper template, marshalling volunteer resources to move the document through the OGC process, and to insure proper communication and engagement with the current GeoTIFF community.

Your thoughts regarding this proposal are appreciated!

Thanks and regards

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
OGC

The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically

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