RTCA, Inc. and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Announce Signing of MOU

RTCA, Inc. and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in promoting the value and power of digital standards to support information integration and interoperability solutions in the aviation ecosystem. The MOU establishes an agreement to work jointly in the development of standards and solutions being advanced by both organizations to their membership.

“I am pleased to partner with RTCA in this MOU to further our commitment for using location to connect people, communities, technologies and decision making in the aviation world” said Nadine Alameh, OGC’s Chief Executive Officer. “This cooperative agreement will add to our suite of alliance partners working together towards common global interoperability and partnership objectives.”

“This strategic partnership with OGC is consistent with our mission to create and implement integrated performance standards to meet the global aviation environment”, added Terry McVenes, President and CEO of RTCA. “This will strengthen our standards that will make them supportive of international harmonization and global interoperability.”

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.