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External Coordination & Collaboration
DGIWG cooperates with external standards development organizations and
users of geospatial information to create or recommend standards,
profiles, and guidance required to enable the provision, exchange, and
exploitation of standardized geospatial information. Its relationship
with a specified organization or user group is defined through a
Memorandum of Understanding, Letter of Agreement, or other formal
documentation of record. The coordination of these activities are
divided into the following two subject areas.
Civil standards coordination:
CEN TC 287 (Geographic information)
DESCRIPTION:
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) develops European Standards which contribute to the objectives of the European Union and its economy. Technical Committee (TC) 287, Geographic Information, addresses standards and guidelines which describe the transfer of geographic information.
The work of CEN/TC 287 is closely coordinated with that of ISO/TC 211, Geographic Information/Geomatics, to avoid duplicative standards.
Website:
http://www.gistandards.eu/MWS/index.php
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL)
DESCRIPTION:
The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) is a intergovernmental organization comprised of member states of the European Community. Its mission is to ‘harmonize and integrate air navigation services in Europe, aiming at the creation of a uniform air traffic management (ATM) system for civil and military users, in order to achieve the safe, secure, orderly, expeditious and economic flow of traffic throughout Europe, while minimizing adverse environmental impact.’
Website:
http://www.eurocontrol.int/corporate/public/subsite_homepage/index.html
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
DESCRIPTION:
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a global forum that works to achieve safe, secure, and sustainable development of civil aviation through cooperation with its member states.
Website:
http://www.icao.int/
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
DESCRIPTION:
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is a worldwide body of member states which provide timely hydrographic data, products, and services. The aim of the IHO is to bring about coordination of activities of the national hydrographic offices, and to achieve uniformity in nautical charts and information to the largest degree possible.
Website:
http://www.iho.int/english/home/
ISO/IEC JTC001 (Information Technology), SC24, (Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation)
DESCRIPTION:
ISO/IEC standards for information technology are managed by the Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1 and its subcommittees (SC). The SC 24 is the SC responsible for standards pertaining to Computer Graphics, Image processing, and Environmental Data Representation. The Computer Graphics working group standards include those for X3D (successor to Virtual Reality Modeling Language). The Image Processing working group standards include Basic Image Interchange Format (BIIF) and the Environmental Data Representation working group standards include the SEDRIS suite of standards (e.g. Data Representation Model, Environmental Data Coding Specification, Spatial Reference Model). It is the Environmental Data Representation working group (WG 8) whose standards align with and correspond to the Defense Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG) and the ISO Technical Committee (TC) 211. The ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 24 WG 8 standards are implementation standards and each of the major standards in the ISO/IEC 180xx series have reference implementations. The ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 24 standards have traditionally been biased toward computer-based representations, but these standards have found applicability to other domains.
Website:
http://www.iso.org/iso/standards_development/technical_committees/list_of_iso_technical_committees/iso_technical_committee.htm?commid=45252
ISO/TC 211 (Geographic information/Geomatics)
DESCRIPTION:
ISO/TC 211 (Geographic Information/Geomatics) is responsible for the ISO standards for geographic information. The standards address information concerning objects or phenomena that are directly or indirectly associated with a location relative to the Earth.
Website:
http://www.isotc211.org/
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
DESCRIPTION:
The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc (OGC) is an international industry consortium of 390+ companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OpenGIS® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.
Website:
http://www.opengeospatial.org/
Military standards coordination:
Geospatial Intelligence Standards Working Group (GWG)
DESCRIPTION:
The Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Standards Working Group (GWG) is a working group under the US Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology (IT) Standards Committee (ITSC). The GWG serves as a US DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), Federal, and Civil community based forum to advocate for IT standards and standardization activities related to GEOINT, concentrating standards and standardization activities related to enabling interoperability in net- and data-centric environments.
Website:
http://www.gwg.nga.mil/
Multilateral Interoperability Programme (MIP)
NATO
DESCRIPTION:
NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A):
The main area of coordination with DGIWG is with the Bi-SC AIS Core Capability Geographic Services Project. The Bi-Strategic Commands Automated Information Systems (Bi-SC AIS) initiative sets out to achieve architectural convergence and management harmonization in all AIS services within the main systems of two strategic commands, Automated Command and Control Information System of Allied Command Europe (ACE ACCIS) and the Maritime Command and Control Information System (MCCIS) of Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT).
Interservice Geospatial Working Group (IGeoWG):
The role of this working group is to progress standardization and/or interoperability in military geospatial matters to order to improve the effectiveness of NATO forces.
Geospatial Maritime Working Group (GMWG):
This group is responsible for the Additional Military Layers initiative to add supplementary information to nautical charts.
Joint Capabilities Group Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JCGISR):
This group prepares and publishes standards and implementation practices to allow interoperability within NATO systems and between NATO and national systems. This group was formally known as NATO Air Group IV.
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