RFC 5165 · INFORMATIONAL · 2008
WED · 17 JUN 2026
A Uniform Resource Name Namespace for the Open Geospatial Consortium
Overview
RFC 5165, “A Uniform Resource Name Namespace for the Open Geospatial Consortium”, is an Informational document published in April 2008 by C. Reed. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a Uniform Resource Name (URN) namespace that is engineered by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for naming persistent resources published by the OGC. The formal Namespace IDentifier (NID) is "ogc". This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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