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USGS DSTT Report To WGISS-16 September 2003 Chaing Mai, Thailand. Status of OGC Specifications for Delivery of Information Over the World Wide Web. WMS (web map services) A specification in widespread use Forms the enabling technology behind The National Map
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USGS DSTT Report To WGISS-16 September 2003 Chaing Mai, Thailand
Status of OGC Specifications for Delivery of Information Over the World Wide Web • WMS (web map services) • A specification in widespread use • Forms the enabling technology behind The National Map • Allows map services to be rendered on a clients interactive map viewer from multiples servers • WCS (web coverage services) • In draft form • Recently demonstrated in the Critical Infrastructure Protection Initiative (CIPI- 1) phase 1 test bed • WFS (web feature services) • In draft form • Also demonstrated in the CIPI- 1 test bed
The National MapGisdata Viewer • Initial Viewer • Elevation Datasets From Two Different Servers • High Resolution Orthimages • From Microsoft Terraserver • From Pixxures in Canada • 1 Meter to 1/3 Meter Resolution http://gisdata.usgs.net/website/Map_Studio
Critical Infrastructure Protection Initiative (CIPI) - Phase 1 • Area:Detroit, Michigan, USA & Windsor, Ontario, Canada. • Emphasize the sharing of data between national and local governmental agencies and other jurisdictions. • Examine response opportunities to hypothetical events in the border area between Canada and the United States. • Demo: March 27, 2003. • Location:Windsor, Ontario, Canada / Detroit, Michigan. • Industry sponsors: Autodesk, BAE SYSTEMS, Intergraph, others. • Government sponsors: USGS, FEMA, FGDC, GeoConnections / Natural Resources Canada.
Transnational National Regional Field CIPI Develops, Tests, and Validates Technology and Architectures for Interoperable Information Sharing • Accessing network-distributed geoprocessing resources: • Vertically - information sharing among federal, local, and state departments/agencies, and private sector • Horizontally - information sharing between federal, local, or state departments/agencies, and private sector • Transnationally - information sharing across national borders