ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics


ISO/TC 211 is a standard technical committee formed within ISO, tasked with covering the areas of digital geographic information 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.
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Scope

ISO/TC 211 is concerned with the standardization in the field of digital geographic information. 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.

Working Groups

The work within ISO/TC211 is done in working groups, each with a specific focus. The currently active working groups are:
There are also a number of disbanded Working Groups:
  • Working Group 2 - Geospatial data models and operators
  • Working Group 3 - Geospatial data administration
  • Working Group 5 - Profiles and functional standards
  • Working Group 8 - Location based services
Revision of standards that were previously part of these working groups are now done directly under the TC since the disbandment of the groups.

Published standards

The list of standards by the ISO/TC 211 committee: