Snowflake delivers first practical implementation of new OGC standard

A team from Snowflake Software has successfully demonstrated the first practical implementation of the upcoming OGC WFS-T 2.0 specification within the aviation strand of the OGC OWS-7 testbed.

Web Feature Service and Eventing

Working to real life flight dispatch scenarios (disruption due to volcanic ash and snow), Snowflake effectively demonstrated the powerful capability of GO Publisher to retrieve and update data in real-time via web services (WFS and eventing). Deployed in a secure, distributed IT infrastructure where interoperability and on demand, 24/7 performance are key, Snowflake’s GO Publisher was used to serve aeronautical (AIXM 5.1) and weather (WXXM 1.1) data to dispatchers and pilots in real-time.

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Test your knowledge on INSPIRE

The INSPIRE framework and all its supporting legislation, implementation dates and general terminology can be very daunting. But it doesn't need to be.

For many, INSPIRE is not a choice. It's a framework that must be complied with. The framework impacts many organisations from service delivery to policy implementation. Yet the benefits extend far beyond just INSPIRE compliance:

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Snowflake Chairman honoured with MBE

Peter Woodsford, chairman at Snowflake Software, received an MBE for his services to the Geographic Information Industry in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this weekend. The award is recognition of his contribution to the growing maturity and importance of the Geographic Information industry.

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Snowflake Software launches manifesto for Open Data

Inspired by the UK General Election (taking place on Thursday 6 May 2010), Snowflake Software has today launched its pre-election manifesto for Open Data.

Continued supporters of Open Data, Snowflake decided to put itself to the test and continue its efforts to educate the industry about Open Data and what it really means.

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GO Publisher creates the first derived data set from OS OpenData

Ian Painter, Managing Director at Snowflake Software (and self confessed techie), used the company's free GO Publisher Community Edition tool to create the first derived data set.

Using GO Publisher, Ian mashed OS Code-Point Open with the WOEIDs of Yahoo! GeoPlanet Data and created a derived product in KML.

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