geoLeaders Selected for NSDI Grant
Washington, DC, January 12, 2005 -- geoLeaders, an international network of partners promoting interoperable geospatial technology, has announced that it received a grant from the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) to establish Framework Data Services through an implementation of the CubeWerx CubeSERV WFS.
The NSDI is a coordinated national approach to geospatial data creation, maintenance, and use. It is a seamless geospatial data framework for the Nation, which is available to Federal, State, and Local governments, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia. The data maintained in the NSDI framework can be used to ensure government leaders the ability to make proactive, well-planned decisions.
“We are excited to have been selected to participate in this NSDI Program, which will further advance the application of Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) specifications in addressing the issues of building out the NSDI.” said Edric Keighan, President, CubeWerx. “It is the broad adoption and implementation of standards-based solutions from multiple vendors that will facilitate the level of interoperability necessary for efficient collaboration and managed interaction between Federal, State, and Local Government entities; and important private sector enterprises such as utilities and engineering companies.”
The project will involve the collaboration of GeoLeaders’ partners CubeWerx, Accelera Solutions, and the Carbon Project; as well as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The Project will focus on the implementation of a CubeWerx CubeSERV Web Feature Server (WFS) using a Geography Markup Language profile that is coordinated with the current efforts of the OGC and the USGS to define GML profiles for the Framework Data Themes of The National Map, which includes the base data, such as elevation, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, geographic names, and land cover. Upon delivery, a demonstration of the implementation will illustrate multi-vendor interoperability using ArcGIS desktop clients and interaction with geospatial web services.
The NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program was established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) to help form partnerships to implement the NSDI. The NSDI includes the technology, policies, criteria, standards and people necessary to promote geospatial data sharing throughout all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia. As a new approach, this year’s CAP is jointly sponsored by the FGDC, Geospatial One-Stop and The National Map, three National geospatial programs under Federal leadership that share the common goal of building the NSDI.
About geoLeadersgeoLeaders is a global, collaborative distribution network of partners with the objective of promoting interoperable geospatial technology for Spatial Data Infrastructures. Through its Partner Network, geoLeaders works to provide new business opportunities for all providers of open standards-based geospatial technology products. For information on geoLeaders or to join the geoLeaders Partner Network visit www.geoleaders.com.
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