Geospatial standards
Technical guidance and standards provide the framework for professionals to work together, to share data and information and to ensure that approaches are interoperable.
Depending on the sector you work in then, different standards will be important to you. This list is not exhaustive, please let professional@rgs.org know if you would like to highlight other resources.
Geospatial Commission:听
The entries are agreed ways of sharing and accessing geographic information, adhering to the data principles. See also the GC's paper
Ordnance Survey:听
The published in 2021听sets out a UK set of standards and priorities for authoritive UK geospatial data.
Open Geospatial Consortium:听
The OGC publish听 on geospatial information and location services with the aim of making them findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR). You can also find out more about听.
UNGGIM / United Nations:听
The听 (IGIF) provides a basis and guide for developing, integrating, strengthening and maximizing geospatial information management and related resources in all countries. See also the UNStats .
British Standards:听
BSI set out guidelines and standards, with a Standards Policy and Strategy听responsible for the preparation, revision and amendment of British Standards related to geographic information, inlcuding their BS7666 standard. See the AGI's听
International Organization for Standardization:听
ISO have produced the听 standard for geographic information/geomatics, with听.
Inspire:
听places legal obligations on public bodies to publish particular datasets. This requires most UK public bodies (central government, local authorities and all other public authorities as defined in the听) to publish certain datasets.
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UK Government data standards and resources include:
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