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OpenGIS Specification

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OpenGIS Specification - definition(s)

OpenGIS Specification - An open software standard developed and adopted in OGC`s open consensus process that enables interoperable geoprocessing, which includes: real-time data sharing and process execution between GIS systems from different vendors; interoperation between dissimilar types of geoprocessing systems (GIS, Earth imaging, surveying and mapping, navigation, etc.); and efficient discovery of and access to remote geodata and geoprocessing resources in distributed computing environments.

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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 27 June 2011 10:13:07, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary External 


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