Technical Committee 211 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO/TC 211 is a standard technical committee formed within ISO, tasked with covering the areas of digital geographic information (such as used by geographic information systems) and geomatics. It is responsible for preparation of a series of International Standards and Technical Specifications numbered in the number range starting at ISO-19101. The Chair of the committee was 1994-2016: Olaf Østensen; during 2017-2018: Christina Wasström; and from 2019 Agneta Gren Engberg.
Scope
ISO/TC 211 is concerned with the standardization in the field of digital geographic information.[1] This work aims to establish a structured set of standards for information concerning objects or phenomena that are directly or indirectly associated with a location relative to the Earth.
Project specification areas within the ISO/TC 211 technical committee include:
The ISO/TC 211 work is closely related to the efforts of the Open Geospatial Consortium. ISO/TC 211 have numerous liaisons with other organizations that often results in identical or nearly identical standards often being adopted by both organizations.[2]
Working Groups
The work within ISO/TC211 is done in working groups, each with a specific focus. The currently active working groups are:
Working Group 1 - Framework and reference model[3]
ISO 19156:2023 Geographic information -- Observations, measurements and samples
ISO/DIS 19157 Geographic information -- Data quality
ISO/TS 19158:2012 Geographic information—Quality assurance of data supply
ISO/DTS 19159-1 Geographic information -- Calibration and validation of remote sensing imagery sensors and data -- Part 1: Optical sensors
ISO/WD 19160-1 Addressing -- Part 1: Conceptual model
ISO ISO 19170-1:2021 Geographic information — Discrete Global Grid Systems Specifications — Part 1: Core Reference System and Operations, and Equal Area Earth Reference System
References
Further reading
Wolfgang Kresse; David M. Danko (2012). Springer Handbook of Geographic Information. Springer. pp. 411–422. ISBN978-3-540-72680-7. §13.3.2 ISO/TC 211.