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<DIV>Dear GeoTIFF list -</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your thoughts regarding this proposal are appreciated!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks and regards<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Carl Reed, PhD<BR>CTO and Executive Director Specification
Program<BR>OGC</DIV>
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<DIV>The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically</DIV>
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