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Follow on Google News | IJIS Institute Partners with Open Geospatial ConsortiumThe IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, welcomes the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) as its Alliance Partner.
By: IJIS Institute OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 395 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" The IJIS Institute relies heavily on partnerships with key practitioner organizations, national associations, other nonprofit organizations, and universities in its effort to harness the expertise of industry in working toward improved information sharing between organizations involved in justice, public safety, and homeland security. The members of the IJIS Institute’s Alliance Partner program are organizations that share the belief that information sharing is a national priority and the conviction to work together in partnerships to address this national need. Paul Wormeli, executive director of the IJIS Institute, stated, “The future of information sharing, particularly in public safety, includes a reliance on standards for using geospatial and location-based data. We look forward to working closely with OGC to bring their expertise in geospatial standards to the public safety and homeland security world. Together we expect to make fundamental improvements in the ease of sharing location information across agency boundaries.” # # # The IJIS Institute is a nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of industry, uniting the private and public sectors to improve mission-critical information sharing for those who protect and serve our communities. Find out more at www.ijis.org. End
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