GeoSPARQL Standards Working Group Meeting Minutes
Meeting Details
Meeting Date: 12/10/2025
Meeting Time: 2000–2105 UTC
Meeting Location: Microsoft Teams
Attendees
| Attendee |
Moniker |
| Joseph Abhayaratna |
JA |
| Matthew Perry |
MP |
| Timo Homburg |
TH |
Note Takers
- Joseph Abhayaratna (discussion‑heavy meeting; relied on transcript rather than formal note taking)
Action Items From Last Meetings
| Done? | Item | Responsible | Due Date |
| —- | —- | —- | — |
Discussion Items
| Time (UTC) |
Item |
Who |
Notes |
| 20:00 |
Informal check‑in and roll call |
JA, TH, MP |
- Meeting opened with informal discussion.
- Quorum not fully reached; meeting treated as a light update session.
|
| 20:06 |
OGC Innovation Days / Odyssey Innovation Days |
TH |
- TH reported attendance at OGC Innovation Days.
- Strong emphasis across talks on semantics, interoperability, and data quality as enablers for AI.
- Consensus that better semantic modelling reduces LLM hallucination but remains costly to implement.
|
| 20:18 |
AI, semantics, and knowledge graph trends |
JA, TH, MP |
- Discussion on growing interest in pre‑packaged knowledge graphs for AI and analytics.
- JA noted increased commercial traction and internal engineering interest.
- Debate on RDF‑based semantics vs lighter‑weight annotation approaches.
|
| 20:32 |
Extended WKB (EWKB) public comment update |
JA |
- Public comment period nearing close.
- No comments received; considered uncontroversial.
- Expectation that TC vote would proceed early in the new year.
|
| 20:38 |
OGC Rainbow updates |
TH, JA |
- Rainbow implementation work progressing as previously outlined.
- GeoSPARQL being used as a key use case for ontology rendering improvements.
|
| 20:43 |
GeoSPARQL 3D White Paper status |
TH |
- Participation uneven due to scheduling conflicts.
- Rolf Yonko continuing to drive completion via individual follow‑ups.
- Target publication timeframe discussed as early 2026.
|
| 20:48 |
ISO GeoSPARQL 1.2 fast‑track process |
TH |
- Fast‑track process initiated.
- Expected duration approximately six months.
- ISO timelines acknowledged.
|
| 20:51 |
December / January scheduling |
All |
- Christmas Eve meeting cancelled.
- New Year’s Day meeting avoided.
- Provisional next meeting identified as Jan 8 (Jan 7 UTC).
|
| 20:56 |
OGC membership status (Germany) |
TH |
- Update on German geospatial authority engagement with OGC.
- Positive signals that organisational membership will continue.
|
| 21:02 |
Close |
All |
MEETING ENDS |
Action Items
| # |
Item |
Responsible |
Due Date |
| 1 |
Cancel Christmas Eve meeting and notify group |
Joseph Abhayaratna |
Completed |
| 2 |
Poll group on preferred January restart date |
Joseph Abhayaratna |
Before Next Meeting |
| 3 |
Continue individual follow‑ups to complete GeoSPARQL 3D White Paper |
Timo Homburg |
Ongoing |