For the record, neither Microsoft nor GeoTango is an OGC member at this
time. All OGC members are listed here:
http://www.opengeospatial.org/about/?page=members&view=Name.

--Raj


On 1/23/06 2:13 PM, "Allan Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Microsoft has been an OGC member for quite a while (since 1998, I
> think). Terraserver is a good manifestation of what can come from
> being aware of OGC specs.
> 
> MS originally joined due to their interest in Mobile Location
> Services. Carl Stephen Smyth was their representative in those days.
> They also brought in people from their automotive unit in Ireland.
> 
> Steve had interesting RDF-ish ideas about how to get data bundles to
> "knit up" at the edges.
> 
> Allan
> 
> On Jan 23, 2006, at 13:59, Jody Garnett wrote:
> 
>> Mike Liebhold wrote:
>> 
>>> Google has joined the Open Geospatial Consortium as a principal
>>> member."
>>> http://www.opengeospatial.org/about/?
>>> page=members&view=Level#Principal
>> 
>> Kinda thought they might ;-)  Now if only Yahoo will follow suite,
>> MS is already in there
>> due to their purchase of GeoTango...
>> 
>> Jody
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