Standards & Interoperability
The Interoperability Challenge
The 911 Commision Report and US Senate findings pertaining to Hurricane Katrina underscore the severity of the problems associated with the lack of interoperability between emergency management/response systems. Interoperability problems also plague defense and intelligence systems. Interoperability is a priority for many. Image Matters meets these challenges with core competencies in Interoperability Engineering, Semantic Interoperability, and Standards.
Interoperability Engineering
Image Matters engineers coined the term "Interoperability Engineering" early in our engineering support efforts for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Interoperability Engineering deals specifically with the engineering issues pertaining to interaction between the components of a distributed system. In a nutshell, it is about identifying the right set of interfaces and protocols to achieve seamless interoperations between distributed components. Semantic and geospatial technologies play a foundational role in achieving interoperable systems. As such, Image Matters' specialization with semantic and geospatial technologies are key facets of our approach to Interoperability Engineering.
Semantic Interoperability
Semantics represent the "last rung of the interoperability ladder". Image Matters has been involved in the development and implementation of Semantic Web infrastructure since its inception. Our continuing application of Semantic Web technologies in meeting interoperability challenges has evolved to a practical and reliable methodology for helping clients achieve domain and enterprise integration. For example, we have mastered the complexity of managing the semantic representation of the geospatial-temporal phenomena that underpin much of the defense / IC problem set and are helping our clients understand and implement the latest semantic and geospatial technologies from industry and the research community.
Standards Development and Implementation
Image Matters has remained at the forefront of development of the complex data standards that enable cross domain and enterprise interoperability. Several of our key personnel are internationally known in the standards community and are co-authors of key standards for the Geospatial Web, Sensor Web, and wireless Location-Based Services. We continue to find the manifold benefits of leveraging standards and have evolved effective systems engineering methods to apply and develop new interoperability standards.
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Internationally Recognized Experts
Image Matters has several internationally recognized experts in standards and interoperability, including Kurt Buehler, the co-founder of OGC, Dr. Yaser Bishr, a leader in developing Semantic Web solutions, Paul Daisey, the co-author of GML and other standards and specifications, and John Davidson and Harry Niedzwiadek, who have supported OGC as Lead Architect and Lead Engineers. For more information about Image Matters' key personnel
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Image Matters' innovative, standards-based products are the building blocks for highly interoperable Web applications and services.
