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USGS DSTT Report

To WGISS-16

September 2003

Chaing Mai, Thailand

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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

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The National Map Gisdata Viewer

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The National Map Gisdata Viewer

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The National Map Gisdata Viewer

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http://gisdata.usgs.net/website/Map_Studio

The National Map Gisdata 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

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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.

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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

TransnationalNational

Regional

Field

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