HR: 08:45h
AN: IN31C-04    [Abstracts]
TI: Practical Examples and Benefits of Implementing Open Geospatial Consortium Data Formats
AU: * Bayer, E
EM: ebayer@ingr.com
AF: Intergraph Corporation, 3 Chapparal Ct, Novato, CA 94949 United States
AB: "Open Systems" have become a re-occuring mantra expressed by all vendors in the GIS industry. One vendor's definition of Open defines system integration at an application tier while another at the data tier. As the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) data definitions (WFS and WMS) become more accepted in the market place we are seeing a more data centric approach to integrating Geospatial information. This benefits all in the GIS industry by:  Reducing the cost of ownership for software  Minimizing data maintenance requirements  Eliminating the need to copy and translate data from one system to another  Allowing end users to choose the best tool for the job We will review some practical examples of OGC compliant implementations for enterprise GIS data sharing.
DE: 0525 Data management
DE: 0530 Data presentation and visualization
DE: 1819 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
DE: 6344 System operation and management
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005