Andrej Mocicka & Dr. Jonathan Stanger: OGC Validation Tool
Channel: FOSS4G SotM Oceania
Date: 30/10/2023

The OGC provides standards for Geospatial data as the quality of Geospatial data is of paramount importance in today's world. The OGC Validator, or Essential Geometry Validation tool, is a cloud app offered as a SaaS (Software as a service) that allows users to validate geospatial data files against the OGC standards.

The Essential Geometry Validation tool is a solution that runs in the cloud and allows anyone with an internet connection to upload geospatial data files for validation. It produces a report with all the defects of the uploaded data according to OGC standards. The failures can also be seen graphically on a map.

It uses a very simple workflow: upload a file, click on CONTINUE and download the report. Additionally rule violations can be seen on a map within the app.

The app accepts the most common file-based GIS format:
- ESRI File GeoDatabase
- ESRI Shapefile
- GeoJSON
- GeoPackage