Bold GIS
Luis Bermudez, Ph.D.
Executive Director Compliance and E-Learning
Open Geospatial Consortium
GIS Day, GMU
Nov 16 2016
Think Geo outside of
the Box
What do all these
have in common?
A location
Geospatial Integration
Everything is
related to
everything else,
but near things are
more related than
distant things
Waldo R. Tobler
Largest developing-country suppliers of green
coffee beans to the EU and EFTA (2014), in %
https://www.cbi.eu/sites/default/files/market_information/researches/trade-statistics-coffee-2016.pdf
How do you answer?
What is the % of exports from
Colombia and border countries?
1. Create a new table that has border
country data. Do a fancy SQL-like query
2. Geocode each country boundary and
do a geospatial query “touches”
2 strategies
OGC Functions
Thinking geospatial in
non geospatial
Can we relate other
things the same way we
relate geospatial things?
Standardization of
spatial representation
and spatial data access
to rodent brain data
Information systems are
like basketball players
Success
1. Technique
2. Speed
…
John Wooden
e.g. Deploying a Sensor
Technique (how)
1. write driver
2. connect
3. register
4. check that you are collecting
data…
e.g. Deploying a Sensor
Technique (how)
1. write driver
2. connect
3. register
4. check that you are collecting
data…
Speed
1. Automate writing of the
driver
2. Automate the connection
3. Automate the registration
4. Automate the check
about collecting data
e.g.
cartographic
model
Technique
Automate
put it in a script
Generalize
not only in
Africa
do it in everything
• Analysis of data
• Files conversion
• Running a model
• Image recognition
• Geocoding
• etc…
Success
1. Technique
2. Speed
…
John Wooden
Be open
Standards are
like parachutes:
they work best
when they're
open.
Mary McRae,
OASIS
Be open
Standards,
ideas, software,
etc. are like
parachutes:
they might work
best when
they're open.
Luis Bermudez
OGC
Why Open Standards?
• Prevents a single, self-interested party from controlling a
standard
• Lower systems and life cycle costs
• Encourage market competition
• Choose based on functionality desired
• Avoid “lock in” to a proprietary architecture
• Stimulates innovation beyond the standard by
companies that seek to differentiate themselves.
Why Google KML became
an open standard?
• “What OGC brings to the
table is…
• everyone has confidence we
won’t take advantage of the
format or change it in a way
that will harm anyone...
• Governments like to say
they can publish to OGC KML
instead of Google KML “
Michael	Weiss-Malik,		
Google	KML	product	manager
OGC develops standards in GitHub
All the OGC compliance
tools are open
Code
Contributors
Public Forum
Support
Open Source
CTL
XSLT
Tools
Communities Collaboration
Giacomo	 Martirano
Stefania	Morrone
Become more open
• Get a GitHub account
• If you have questions use forums
• If you find bugs or create enhancements do pull
requests (contribute code)
• If you a new project, create a GitHub project
• …
OGC Interoperability Program
> 37
organizations
> 200
individuals
82
components
47
documents
$3.6 Million
Testbed 12
Take home ideas
Think Geo outside of the Box Information
systems are like
basketball players
Be
Open
Try and Try
and Try
Thank you
Luis Bermudez, Ph.D.
lbermudez@opengeospatial.org
@berdez
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bermudez

Bold GIS

  • 1.
    Bold GIS Luis Bermudez,Ph.D. Executive Director Compliance and E-Learning Open Geospatial Consortium GIS Day, GMU Nov 16 2016
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    What do allthese have in common?
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    Everything is related to everythingelse, but near things are more related than distant things Waldo R. Tobler
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    Largest developing-country suppliersof green coffee beans to the EU and EFTA (2014), in % https://www.cbi.eu/sites/default/files/market_information/researches/trade-statistics-coffee-2016.pdf
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    How do youanswer? What is the % of exports from Colombia and border countries? 1. Create a new table that has border country data. Do a fancy SQL-like query 2. Geocode each country boundary and do a geospatial query “touches” 2 strategies
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    Can we relateother things the same way we relate geospatial things?
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    Standardization of spatial representation andspatial data access to rodent brain data
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    Information systems are likebasketball players
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    e.g. Deploying aSensor Technique (how) 1. write driver 2. connect 3. register 4. check that you are collecting data…
  • 22.
    e.g. Deploying aSensor Technique (how) 1. write driver 2. connect 3. register 4. check that you are collecting data… Speed 1. Automate writing of the driver 2. Automate the connection 3. Automate the registration 4. Automate the check about collecting data
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    Technique Automate put it ina script Generalize not only in Africa
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    do it ineverything • Analysis of data • Files conversion • Running a model • Image recognition • Geocoding • etc… Success 1. Technique 2. Speed … John Wooden
  • 26.
    Be open Standards are likeparachutes: they work best when they're open. Mary McRae, OASIS
  • 27.
    Be open Standards, ideas, software, etc.are like parachutes: they might work best when they're open. Luis Bermudez OGC
  • 28.
    Why Open Standards? •Prevents a single, self-interested party from controlling a standard • Lower systems and life cycle costs • Encourage market competition • Choose based on functionality desired • Avoid “lock in” to a proprietary architecture • Stimulates innovation beyond the standard by companies that seek to differentiate themselves.
  • 29.
    Why Google KMLbecame an open standard? • “What OGC brings to the table is… • everyone has confidence we won’t take advantage of the format or change it in a way that will harm anyone... • Governments like to say they can publish to OGC KML instead of Google KML “ Michael Weiss-Malik, Google KML product manager
  • 30.
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    All the OGCcompliance tools are open Code Contributors Public Forum Support Open Source CTL XSLT Tools Communities Collaboration Giacomo Martirano Stefania Morrone
  • 32.
    Become more open •Get a GitHub account • If you have questions use forums • If you find bugs or create enhancements do pull requests (contribute code) • If you a new project, create a GitHub project • …
  • 34.
    OGC Interoperability Program >37 organizations > 200 individuals 82 components 47 documents $3.6 Million Testbed 12
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    Take home ideas ThinkGeo outside of the Box Information systems are like basketball players Be Open Try and Try and Try
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    Thank you Luis Bermudez,Ph.D. lbermudez@opengeospatial.org @berdez https://www.linkedin.com/in/bermudez