Apr 14 2008

OGC Approves KML as Open Standard

Published by admin at 13:41 under News & Information

Wayland, MA - April 14, 2008 - The members of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) today announced the approval of the OpenGIS® KML Encoding Standard (OGC KML), marking KML’s transition into an open standard which will be maintained by the OGC. Developers will now have a standard approach for using KML to code and share visual geographic content in existing or future web-based online maps and 3D geospatial browsers like Google EarthTM.

The OpenGIS KML 2.2 Encoding Standard formalizes the KML 2.2 model and language while remaining backwards compatible with existing KML 2.2 files and tools. In comparison with the GoogleTM KML 2.2 Reference, the standard defines:

  • the KML 2.2 geometry encoding and interpolation model
  • an extension model in support of application profiles
  • conformance requirements and test cases



    • For more information, please visit the OGC web site.


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