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US Army Geospatial Center Upgrades OGC Membership to Advance Open Systems
April 12, 2021 By Editor
AGC’s new level of OGC membership supports advancing standards for cross-system interoperability and geospatial information sharing.
12 April 2021: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is pleased to announce that the US Army Geospatial Center (AGC) has raised its membership in OGC to Principal level.
As a Principal Member of OGC, AGC will participate across OGC activities and serve in OGC’s Planning Committee to help OGC advance geospatial interoperability and open systems.
“It’s great to see the US Army Geospatial Center upgrading their OGC Membership to Principal Level,” said OGC CEO Dr. Nadine Alameh. “AGC has long been a supporter of OGC’s innovation and standardization programs in areas ranging from Web Map Service (WMS) and GeoPackage, to more recent efforts leading Vector Tiles pilot projects and OGC’s emerging Routes and 3D GeoVolumes APIs. The
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Martha’s Vineyard Airport is working with environmental firm Tetra Tech to monitor and mitigate PFAS pollution caused by aircraft firefighting foams.
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission is continuing to work with consulting and engineering firm, Tetra Tech, to monitor private wells for per- and poly-fluoralalkyl substances (PFAS), and treat them with filtration systems if the compounds are found at higher concentrations above 20 parts per trillion (PPT).
Environmental engineer for Tetra Tech, Ron Myrick, said at Thursday’s commission meeting that for the past three years, his company has periodically tested private wells and sample wells dug specifically for monitoring PFAS as it spreads with groundwater flow. Activated charcoal filtration systems have also been installed at private wells with higher levels of PFAS.