ISO/TC 211 Organization
Last updated 2008-07-29
Chairman
Mr. Olaf
Østensen
Statens kartverk
Norwegian Mapping Authority
Kartverksveien
NO-3500 Hønefoss Norway
e-mail user-id: olaf.ostensen
e-mail domain: statkart.no
Telephone: + 47 32 11 81 00, direct: + 47 32 11 83 96
Mobile tel:+ 47 92 21 96 62
Telefax: + 47 32 11 81 01
Secretariat
Ms. Bjørnhild Sæterøy
Standards Norway
P.O.Box 242
NO-1326 Lysaker Norway
e-mail user-id: bjs
e-mail domain: standard.no
Telephone: + 47 67 83 86 00, direct: + 47 67 83 86 71
Mobile tel: + 47 95 03 35 13
Telefax: + 47 67 83 86 01
ISO/TC 211 Members
Participating members - P-members (31):| Organization | Representative from ISO/TC 211 |
Representative to ISO/TC 211 |
| Committee on Earth Observation Satellites/Working Group on Information Systems and Services (CEOS/WGISS) | Mr. George Percivall Dr. Liping Di |
Dr. Wyn Cudlip Mr. Lorant Czaran |
|
Defence Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG) - Co-operative agreement |
Mr. Robert Kuffel Dr. Gerhard Joos |
Mr. Michael W. Harbaugh Mr. Nicolas Lesage |
| EuroGeographics | Dr. Antti Jakobsson | |
| European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) | Mr. Olaf Østensen Mr. Martin Ford |
Dr. Paul Smits Ms. Katalin Toth |
| European Space Agency (ESA) | Ms. Myra Banbacus Mr. Vincent Dessard Mr. Phil Yang |
Mr. Pier Giorgio Marchetti |
| European Spatial Data Research (EuroSDR) | Professor Wolfgang Kresse |
Professor Wolfgang Kresse |
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO/UN) | Mr. Olaf Østensen |
Mr. Dietrich E. Leihner Dr. John Stephenson Latham |
| Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) | Mr. Henry Tom Mr. Olaf Østensen |
Dr. Alan Stevens |
| IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society | Mr. George Percivall |
Dr. Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa |
| International Association of Geodesy (IAG) | Mr. Larry Hothem | Dr. Hermann Drewes Dr. Johannes Ihde |
| International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) | Mr. Roger Lott |
Mr. Roger Lott |
| International Cartographic Association (ICA) | Mr. Antony Cooper Mr. David Danko |
Mr. Antony Cooper Professor Harold Moellering Mr. Takashi Morita |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Mr. Aleksandar Pavlovic |
Mr. Aleksandar Pavlovic |
| International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) | Mr. Larry Hothem | Mr. Iain Greenway |
| International
Hydrographic Bureau (IHB) (IHO -International Hydrographic Organization) |
Mr. Doug O'Brien |
Mr. Anthony Pharaoh |
| International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) | Dr. Liping Di | Dr. Hans Knoop |
| International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) | Mr. Kazuhiko Akeno | Mr. Yoshikazu Fukushima |
| Open
Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) - Co-operative agreement |
Mr. Olaf Østensen | Mr. George Percivall |
| Panamerican Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) | Mr. Henry Tom | Dr. Santiago Borrero |
| Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) | Mr. Henry Tom | Dr. Xu Zhou |
| Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for Americas (PC IDEA) | Mr. Henry Tom |
Ms. Dora Inés Rey |
| Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) | Mr. Larry Hothem | Mr. Paul Cooper |
| United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Statistical Division | Mr. Lorant Czaran |
Mr. Juraj Riecan |
| United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA) | Mr. Antony Cooper | Dr. Paul Belanger Dr. Chukwudozie Ezigbalike Mr. Antony Cooper |
| United Nations Geographic Information Working Group (UNGIWG) | Mr. Vincent Dessard Professor Liping Di Professor Tschangho Kim Professor João de Matos |
Mr. Lorant Czaran |
| United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) | Mr. Olaf Østensen |
Ms. Helen Kerfoot |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | |
Mr. Pierre Kerhervé |
| Committee | Representative from ISO/TC 211 |
Representative to ISO/TC 211 |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation | Ms. Bjørnhild Sæterøy |
Ms. Laura Moore |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 Automatic identification and data capture techniques | Mr. Larry Hothem | Mr. Frank M. Sharkey (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 Data Management and Interchange | Mr. Martin Ford | Mr. Mark Ashworth Mr. Martin Ford |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 , Information technology for learning, education and training | Ms. Bjørnhild Sæterøy | Mr. Jake Knoppers |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 13 Space data and information transfer systems | Mr. George Percivall | Mr. Mike Kearney (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Coding of country names and related entities | Dr. Robert Walker | Ms. Marie-Martine Guillabert (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 13 Organization of information about construction works | Ms. Bjørnhild Sæterøy |
Mr. Frode Eek (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/TC 69 Applications of statistical methods | Mr. Antony Cooper |
Mr. Laurent Parrot (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/TC 154 Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | Mr. Antony Cooper Dr. Robert Walker |
Mr. François Vuilleumier (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/TC 184/SC4 Industrial Data | Ms. Bjørnhild Sæterøy |
Mr. Jerry Smith |
| ISO/TC 204 Intelligent transport systems | Dr. Jinsoo You | Dr. Cecil Goodwin |
| ISO/TC 207 Environmental management | Mr. John Stephenson Latham | Mr. Ahmad Husseini (Committee secretariat) |
| ISO/TC 241 Project Committee: Road Traffic Safety Management System | Dr. Paul Scarponcini | Mr. Marcus Ihre (Committee secretariat) |
| Other relations | ||
| CEN/TC 287 Geographic Information | Mr. Olaf Østensen | Dr. Arnold Bregt |
| CEN/TC 278 Road Transport and Traffic Telematics | Mr. Chris Gower | |
| CEN/ISSS Workshop on Metadata for Multimedia Information - Dublin Core | Mr. David Danko | Mr. Martin Ford |
| The ISO Steering Committee for Image Technology (SCIT) | Vacant | |
| The Study Group on Sensor Networks | Mr. Christopher Body | |
Working group 4 - Geospatial services
Work items allocated to WG 4:
Convenor: Morten Borrebæk, Norway
Work items allocated to WG 6:
Convenor: Mr. Doug O'Brien, Canada
WG 6 Forum - TC 211 members can enter the forum as visitors
Work items allocated to WG 7:
Convenor: Mr. Antony Cooper, South Africa
Working group 9 - Information management
Work items allocated to WG 9:
Convenor: Dr. Hiroshi Imai, Japan
Working group 10 - Ubiquitous public access
Work items allocated to WG 10:
Convenor: Professor Sang-Ki Hong, Korea
An advisory group on strategic direction was established by resolution 107 at the Kyoto plenary in September 1999, mainly to develop a busniss plan for the committee. The advisory group has continued to convene to discuss th strategy of the committee, and meet before each plenary. The head of delegation for each P-member are invited to the meetings.
Convenor: Mr. Olaf Østensen, ISO/TC 211 chaiman
The advisory group on outreach was established by resolution 200 at the Adelaide plenary in October 2001.
Convenors: Dr. Hans Knoop, Germany and Mr. Henry Tom
Programme Maintenance Group (PMG)
The decision to establish the group was taken by Resolution 344 at the Orlando plenary May 2006
Update of Resolution 344: Resolution 361 at the Riyadh plenary November 2006
Chairs:
Ms. Serena Coetzee, South Africa
Mr. Olaf Østensen, ISO/TC 211 chaiman until the 25th plenary
Terminology maintenance group (TMG)
The Terminology maintenance group was established by resolution 205 at the Adelaide plenary in October 2001. The group was retained by resolution 215 at the Bangkok plenary in May 2002.
Convenor: Mr. Andrew Jones, Australia
Harmonized Model Maintenance Group (HMMG)
The Harmonized Model Maintenance Group was established by resolution 236 at the Gyeongju plenary in November 2002.
Convenor: Dr. John R. Herring, USA
Editor: Mr. Shawn Silkensen, USA
ISO/TC 211 / OGC Joint Advisory Group (JAG)
The ISO/TC 211 / Open GIS Consortium, Inc. co-ordination group (TOCG) was established by resolution 95 at theVienna plenary in March 1999. TOCG was reorganized by resolution 252 at the Thun plenary in May 2003.
ISO/TC 211 co-chair: Dr. Jinsoo You, Korea
OGC co-chair: Dr. Paul C. Smits, JRCConvnor TOCG 1999-05 - 2003-05: Mr.John Rowley, United Kingdom/OGC
ISO/TC 211 co-chair 2003-05 - 2004-10: Mr. George Percivall, USA
ISO/TC 211 co-chair 2004-10 - 2008-05: Professor Tschangho Kim, Korea
ISO/TC 211 / TC 204 task force
The task force was established by
resolution 176 at the Lisbon plenary in March 2001.
Cooperative agreement between the committees: Document N 1690, approved in resolution
304.
Convenor: Dr. Jinsoo You, Korea
2001-03 - 2004-10: Mr. Christopher J. Gower, United Kingdom
2004-10 - 2008-05: Professor Tschangho Kim, Korea
ISO/TC 211 - ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 task force
The task force was established by resolution 335 at the Montreal plenary in September 2005.
Co-chair ISO/TC 211: Vacant
Co-chair ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24: Mr. Michael Leite2005-09 - 2008-05: Dr. Charles Roswell, USA
Ad hoc group to evaluate offers for a register for geodetic codes and parametres
The ad hoc group was established by Resolution 357 at the Riyadh plenary in November 2006, and shall report to the next plenary.
Convenor: Mr. Olaf Østensen, ISO/TC 211 chaiman
Work concluded - Disbanded Groups
Ad hoc group to review land cover classification
The ad hoc group was established by Resolution 383 at the Rome plenary in May 2007, and shall report to the TC by 2008-04-01.
Convenor: Mr. Martin Ford , Italy
Concluded: Report in Document N 2431 - Resolution 417 (Copenhagen))
Ad hoc group on registry establishment and management
The ad hoc group was established by Resolution 348 at the Orlando plenary in May 2006, and shall report to the next plenary.
Convnor: Dr. Hiroshi Imai, Japan
Concluded: Report in Document N 2110 - Resolution 376 (Rome)
Ad hoc group for Catalogue services
The ad hoc group was established by Resolution 358 at the Riyadh plenary in November 2006, and shall report to the next plenary.
Convenor: Mr. Morten Borrebæk, Norway
Concluded: Report in Document N 2165 - Resolution 375 (Rome)
Ad hoc group for ubiquitous geographic information (UGBI)
The ad hoc group was established by Resolution 359 at the Riyadh plenary in November 2006, and shall report to the next plenary.
Convenor: Professor Sang-Ki Hong , Korea
Group disbaned by Resolution 389, Xian 2007-11-01/02 - Final report in document N 2298
Focus group on data producer use of geographic information standards
The focus group was established by resolution 302 at the Pallanza plenary, October 2004.
Convenor: Mr. Iain Greenway, Ireland
Group disbaned by Resolution 377, Rome 2007-05-31/06-01
Ad hoc group on outreach funding
The ad hoc group was established by Resolution 378 at the Rome plenary in May 2007, and shall report to the next plenary.
Convenor: Mr. Iain Greenway , United Kingdom
Group disbaned by Resolution 397, Xian 2007-11-01/02 - Final report in document N 2306
Advisory group on strategy - Planning team (AGS-PT)
The advisory group on strategy - Planning Team was established by resolution 279 at the Kuala Lumpur plenary in May 2004.
Convenor: Mr. Olaf Østensen, ISO/TC 211 chaiman
Group disbaned by Resolution 398, Xian 2007-11-01/02 - Replaced by the Programme Maintenance Group
Work items allocated to WG 1:
Convenors:
Dr. H. Gregory Smith, USA (1995-08 - 1996-05)
Mr. Christopher Dabrowski, USA (1996-05 - 2000-12)
Mr. Norman C. Andersen, USA (2001-04 - 2001-10)
Working group 2 - Geospatial data models and operators
Disbanded, resolution 194, Adelaide 2001-10-25/26Work items allocated to WG 2:
Convenors:
Dr. Ken Bullock, Australia (1995-08 - 2000-03)
Mr. Antony Cooper, South Africa (2000-09 - 2001-10)
Working group 3 - Geospatial data administration
Disbanded, resolution 195, Adelaide 2001-10-25/26Work items allocated to WG 3:
Convenors:
Mr. Les Rackham, United Kingdom (1995-08 - 1999-03)
Mr. Neil Smith, United Kingdom (1999-03 - 1999-12)
Dr. Robert Walker, United Kingdom (1999-12 - 2001-10)
Working group 5 - Profiles and functional standards
Disbanded, resolution 196, Adelaide 2001-10-25/26Work items allocated to WG 5:
Convenors:
Mr. Dave McKellar, Canada (1995-08 - 1997-01)
Mr. Kees Wevers, Netherlands (1997-01 - 1999-02)
Mr. Doug O'Brien, Canada (1992-02 - 2001-10)
Working group 8 - Location based services
(Suspended by resolution 346 in Orlando May 2006)
Work items allocated to WG 8:
Mr. John R. Rowley, United Kingdom (2000-09 - 2003-05)
Mr. Martin Ford, United Kingdom (2003-05 - 2006-05)