1.3 Formal international standardisation organizations
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Remote Sensing (ISPRS). Companies express their interests through consortia like
the Open GIS Consortium (OGC). In order to incorporate this expertise, ISO has
created another membership type called the external liaison organization.
In an effort to maintain consistent standards across committee borders and to
avoid duplication of work, formal relations are established among ISO Technical
Committees or Subcommittees dealing with similar subjects. Theses relationships
are called internal liaisons.
1.3.1.2 Technical Committees (TCs) and Subcommittees (SCs)
The work of ISO is decentralised. While the ISO Central Secretariat is mainly
concerned with the development of consistent standards according to the ISO regulations, the actual work is done in the Technical Committees (TC) and the Subcommittees (SC). Every TC and SC has its own secretariat at a competent institution somewhere in the world. For example, the secretariat for the ISO/TC211 (Geographic
information / Geomatics) is attached to the Norwegian Mapping Authority near
Oslo. The chairman has a powerful position within the TC because he decides on the
direction ofthe TC.
The number of members in a TC may range from 10 to 1,000. In the case of
TC21l , there are presently about 200 members that meet about twice a year. In addition, today's communication technology allows almost daily exchange ofnotices and
documents.
Bj0rnhild Sa::tef0Y is project manager at the Norwegian Technology Centre near Oslo. On the international level she IS the secretary of the
ISO/Technical
Committee
211
(Geographic
information /Geomatics). In her position she keeps
this group of200 experts moving, acknowledged and
being liked by probably everybody in the committee.
The educational background of Mrs. Sa::tef0Y is
business and technical. She studied accounting,
business administration and data programming. Her
experiences range from research and software development to the work in an idealistic organization.
She worked in a publishing house and for maritime
companies.
Mrs. Sa::tef0Y's first interaction with standardisation happened in 1992 when
she became the Norwegian representative to the ISO/IEC JTCI (Information
Technology). She is presently secretary of several national committees related to
ISO and ISO/IEC JTC 1 apart from her position as secretary of ISO/TC211.
When we asked her why she is being engaged in the ISO/TC211 works, she
briefly said: Who could resist?
11
Remote Sensing (ISPRS). Companies express their interests through consortia like
the Open GIS Consortium (OGC). In order to incorporate this expertise, ISO has
created another membership type called the external liaison organization.
In an effort to maintain consistent standards across committee borders and to
avoid duplication of work, formal relations are established among ISO Technical
Committees or Subcommittees dealing with similar subjects. Theses relationships
are called internal liaisons.
1.3.1.2 Technical Committees (TCs) and Subcommittees (SCs)
The work of ISO is decentralised. While the ISO Central Secretariat is mainly
concerned with the development of consistent standards according to the ISO regulations, the actual work is done in the Technical Committees (TC) and the Subcommittees (SC). Every TC and SC has its own secretariat at a competent institution somewhere in the world. For example, the secretariat for the ISO/TC211 (Geographic
information / Geomatics) is attached to the Norwegian Mapping Authority near
Oslo. The chairman has a powerful position within the TC because he decides on the
direction ofthe TC.
The number of members in a TC may range from 10 to 1,000. In the case of
TC21l , there are presently about 200 members that meet about twice a year. In addition, today's communication technology allows almost daily exchange ofnotices and
documents.
Bj0rnhild Sa::tef0Y is project manager at the Norwegian Technology Centre near Oslo. On the international level she IS the secretary of the
ISO/Technical
Committee
211
(Geographic
information /Geomatics). In her position she keeps
this group of200 experts moving, acknowledged and
being liked by probably everybody in the committee.
The educational background of Mrs. Sa::tef0Y is
business and technical. She studied accounting,
business administration and data programming. Her
experiences range from research and software development to the work in an idealistic organization.
She worked in a publishing house and for maritime
companies.
Mrs. Sa::tef0Y's first interaction with standardisation happened in 1992 when
she became the Norwegian representative to the ISO/IEC JTCI (Information
Technology). She is presently secretary of several national committees related to
ISO and ISO/IEC JTC 1 apart from her position as secretary of ISO/TC211.
When we asked her why she is being engaged in the ISO/TC211 works, she
briefly said: Who could resist?