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. 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:
Working Group 1 - Framework and reference model
Working Group 4 - Geospatial services
Working Group 6 - Imagery
Working Group 7 - Information communities
Working Group 9 - Information management
Working Group10 - Ubiquitous public access
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:
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
