Initiating an OGC Shibboleth Interoperability Experiment

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Along with our fellow OGC members; Cadcorp and EDINA, we've initiated an OGC Web Services (OWS) Shibboleth Interoperability Experiment (IE) to advance best practice for implementing standards on federated security in transactions involving geospatial data and services.

The IE will demonstrate use of Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) with OGC Web Services, including use of Shibboleth. This IE will build on practices from the European Spatial Data Infrastructure Network (ESDIN) project and on results from previous OGC initiatives on authentication.

 
Want to join us?
 
The OGC have opened a call for participation in the experiment and the registration deadline is 30 September 2010.
 
For more information and to register, see here:
 
Here at Snowflake, we're proud of our close working relationship with the OGC and have been involved in several OGC testbeds including the most recent, OWS-7 Aviation thread.
For more information read the blog on our OWS-7 involvement.
 
 

 

OWS-7 AIM Architecture

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Hopefully, you've seen our recent press announcement about our involvement in the recent FAA and EUROCONTROL sponsored Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) testbed?  

If not take a look: Snowflake Software delivers first practical implementation of new OGC standard.

This 10 minute video takes a look in more depth at Snowflake's involvement and the overall AIM architecture. Whilst it focuses on the Aviation industry, the principles behind the data exchange can be applied in any industry, due to the standards based approach of the technology within the architecture.

OWS-7 AIM Architecture Video

 

For more information about what we can do for your Aviation needs, visit www.snowflakesoftware.com/aviation/

 

Melissa Burns | Marketing Manager | melissa.burns@snowflakesoftware.com | www.twitter.com/sflakesoftware

 

Geonovum event: INSPIRE Solutions

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(English)

On 2 September 2010, Geonovum are hosting an event for suppliers to present their INSPIRE solutions.

Our very own Richard Rombouts will be presenting at the event, and places are still available to attend via the Geonovum website: http://www.geonovum.nl/nieuws/inspire/bedrijven-presenteren-inspire-oplossingen

When?

Thursday 2 September 2010

Where?

Amersfoort, The Netherlands

How can I attend?

Send an email to info@geonovum.nl

 

(Dutch)

Op 2 september presenteren verschillende bedrijven oplossingen die de invoering van INSPIRE ondersteunen. Ook u kan deze bijeenkomst bijwonen.

Voor het programma ga naar: http://www.geonovum.nl/nieuws/inspire/bedrijven-presenteren-inspire-oplossingen

De bijeenkomst heeft plaats bij het Waterschapshuis in Amersfoort. U kunt zich voor de bijeenkomst opgeven door een mail te sturen naar info@geonovum.nl.

 

Melissa Burns | Marketing Manager | melissa.burns@snowflakesoftware.com| www.twitter.com/sflakesoftware

 
A team from Snowflake Software has successfully demonstrated the first practical implementation of the upcoming OGC WFS-T 2.0 specification within the aviation strand of the OGC OWS-7 testbed.
 
Web Feature Service and eventing
 
Working to real life flight dispatch scenarios (disruption due to volcanic ash and snow), Snowflake effectively demonstrated the powerful capability of GO Publisher to retrieve and update data in real-time via web services (WFS and eventing). Deployed in a secure, distributed IT infrastructure where interoperability and on demand, 24/7 performance are key, Snowflake’s GO Publisher was used to serve aeronautical (AIXM 5.1) and weather (WXXM 1.1) data to dispatchers and pilots in real-time.
 
Snowflake also demonstrated the flexibility and productivity of GO Loader to transform and load aeronautical and weather data provided in a wide range of schema to produce a single authoritative aeronautical data store which underpinned the project.
 
AIM architecture diagram.jpg
Above: Architecture diagram
 
The results
 
The full results have been published by the OGC in the following engineering reports: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/per,
as well as a set of informative videos to support the findings of the testbed: http://www.opengeospatial.org/pub/www/ows7/index.html
 
The OGC have also announced they will be holding webinars to present the results. The webinars will be held on Thursday 19 August and Wednesday 8 September and more details can be found on their website: http://www.opengeospatial.org/event/ows7webinars .
 
 
Melissa Burns, Marketing Manager commented:
 
The additional features that the new standard adds to GO Publisher means that as well as being an INSPIRE compliant Web Feature Service, users can perform temporal or stored queries on the data in real-time, enhancing the web service for end users - something many organisations rely on for operational effectiveness and business continuity.
 
Melissa added;
 
We recently unveiled the upcoming release of GO Publisher (including the WFS-T 2.0 technology) at the INSPIRE conference and anyone who would like to trial the latest technology should request a copy of the pre-release version.”
 
Anyone who would like to request a copy of the pre-release version should register their details here: http://www.snowflakesoftware.com/campaigns/prerelease.htm
 
 
 
About Snowflake Software
 
Snowflake Software, market innovators in geospatial data solutions, provide commercial off the shelf software products that facilitate data exchange and interoperability within the Data Provider, INSPIRE, Defence and Aviation markets.
 
Based on open standards, the unique off the shelf GO Loader and GO Publisher products allow you to build next generation Open Data infrastructures by wrapping existing legacy infrastructure. 
 
Combine the off the shelf software with the knowledge of our industry experts, business consultants and training courses and we can work with you to tailor our products and services to your specific needs.
 
 
 

  

How much do you know about GML?

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 ... well, why don't you test yourself with Friday's short quiz?

Do you know what GML is? Why it was created and other useful GML trivia, you always wanted to know! 

 

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Click here to take the quiz: Take the quiz >>>

And if you'd like to know a bit more about GML, or maybe put your knowledge into practice, why not take a look at some of our GML training courses:

Don't forget that you can collect valuable AGI CPD points for attending the courses, and boost your professional development.

 

Melissa Burns | Marketing Manager | melissa.burns@snowflakesoftware.com | www.twitter.com/sflakesoftware

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