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3D IoT Platform for Smart Cities Pilot

OGC’s 3D IoT Platform initiative focuses on spatial IoT...

3D spatial data, OGC 3D IoT, OGC initiatives, OGC standards, Spatial IoT standards

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DEMETER

OGC’s DEMETER initiative drives interoperable smart farming IoT platforms...

Agriculture, Climate, Climate Change, DEMETER initiative, OGC initiatives

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CityGML Challenge

Learn how the CityGML Challenge encouraged developers to configure...

3D city models, 3D urban visualization, CityGML 3, Geospatial standards challenge, OGC CityGML Challenge, OGC initiatives, Smart city data visualization, Urban digital twin

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nmraghavendra
26 January 2026

The World Runs on Location: Ed Parsons on Scale, Standards, and...

Ed Parsons has spent his career working where technology, geography, and real-world decision-making...

OGC Admin
16 January 2026

Testbed Europe: Shaping the Future of Geospatial Innovation Together

Overview Testbed Europe is an emerging Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) initiative exploring how...

European Geospatial Infrastructure, Geospatial Interoperability, Open Geospatial Consortium, Testbed Europe

OGC Admin
15 January 2026

Tonya Wilkerson Joins the OGC Board of Directors

Former Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency appointed to OGC Board....

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Current Initiatives

3D IoT Platform for Smart Cities Pilot

DEMETER

CityGML Challenge

Explore Insights

The World Runs on Location: Ed Parsons on Scale, Standards, and...

Testbed Europe: Shaping the Future of Geospatial Innovation Together

Tonya Wilkerson Joins the OGC Board of Directors