CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
14 March 2007
Company News
Bentley Systems, Incorporated Takes Principal Membership in the OGC®
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) ( http://www.opengeospatial.org ) announced that Bentley Systems, Incorporated has upgraded to become a Principal Member in the OGC.
Principal Members have complete authority over the specification release and adoption process through their voting rights in the Planning Committee (PC). It is by PC vote that OpenGIS® Specifications are approved and released by the Consortium. PC Members participate in planning and management of the Consortium's technology development process, evaluate and provide guidance on market direction and Consortium focus, possess Technical Committee voting rights, have approval authority for OGC policies and procedures, and vote to elect members of the OGC Board of Directors.
"The OGC is pleased that Bentley has chosen to assume a leadership position in the consortium's membership," Sam Bacharach, Executive Director of the Outreach Program, said. "We look forward to them applying their expertise in advancing the cause of standardization."
Tim Case of PB (Parsons Brinckerhoff), who chairs OGC's 3D Information Management Working Group, said of the recent OGC Web Services, Phase 4 (OWS-4) interoperability project, "Bentley played a central role in OWS-4 and helped us to demonstrate a framework of interoperability across the lifecycle of building and infrastructure investment involving design, construction, operation and decommissioning."
Carey Mann, Vice President Geospatial Solutions for Bentley, added, "Bentley is pleased to take this central role at the OGC. We have long participated in the OGC and its initiatives and believe the time is right for us to significantly expand our involvement. The broadening of the OGC's scope to spatially enable the wide range of geospatial and engineering disciplines aligns perfectly with Bentley's focus. As user organizations embrace 3D modeled infrastructure and increased operational integration within the enterprise, Bentley is uniquely positioned to help the OGC advance its vision."
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