The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is pleased to announce that infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems is increasing its investment and engagement in OGC—and further strengthening its commitment to growing an open ecosystem.
Bentley recently acquired Cesium, a fellow OGC member and the creator of 3D Tiles, an OGC Community Standard for massive heterogenous 3D geospatial content.
Bentley’s increased investment in OGC, coupled with its acquisition of Cesium, signals their commitment to a future built around open standards, data, and infrastructure. OGC’s trusted community of problem solvers leverages the power of geography, open standards, and interconnected systems to address real-world problems while opening up opportunities for commercial growth.
“We are pleased to see this increased investment in OGC by Bentley, and their support to us as a Principal member,” said Peter Rabley, Chief Executive Officer, OGC. “As a Principal Member of OGC, Bentley will play a significant role serving on OGC’s Executive Planning Committee and participating in final approval decisions for all OGC Standards and nominations to the Board of Directors.”
Patrick Cozzi, Chief Platform Officer, Bentley, and Cesium founder, commented, “The success and impact of 3D Tiles as an open standard reinforces our belief that openness and interoperability are essential to making the best use of location information to benefit society. We look forward to continuing to work within the OGC community as part of Bentley.”
“Bentley is a strong supporter of open data ecosystems,” added Julien Moutte, Chief Technology Officer, Bentley Systems. “As a principal member of OGC, we are committing further resources to accelerate the development and adoption of open standards that benefit applications for the built and natural environment.”
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Source: OGC
