Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Conformance API

The Conformance API from Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) — 1 operation(s) for conformance.

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GET /conformance Retrieve the set of OGC API conformance classes that are supported by this service. #

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Specification
https://schemas.opengis.net/ogcapi/

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OpenAPI Specification

ogc-conformance-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ogc Conformance API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Conformance across 6 of this provider''s published API definitions: ogc-dggs-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-dggs-1-bundled.json, ogc-maps-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-maps-1-bundled.json, ogc-records-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-records-1-example-all-in-one.yaml, ogc-records-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-records-1-example-ref-buildingblocks-bundle.yaml, ogc-records-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-records-1-example-ref-schema-repo.yaml, ogc-tiles-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-tiles-1-bundled.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- description: Example OGC API - DGGS server
  url: https://maps.gnosis.earth/ogcapi
- url: https://example.org/data
  description: Production server
- url: https://example.org/data-dev
  description: Development server
- description: Example OGC API - Tiles server
  url: https://maps.ecere.com/ogcapi
tags:
- name: Conformance
paths:
  /conformance:
    get:
      tags:
      - Conformance
      operationId: getConformance
      summary: Retrieve the set of OGC API conformance classes that are supported by this service.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/f-metadata'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conformance'
        '406':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotAcceptable'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
    servers:
    - description: Example OGC API - DGGS server
      url: https://maps.gnosis.earth/ogcapi
components:
  schemas:
    exception:
      title: Exception Schema
      description: JSON schema for exceptions based on RFC 7807
      type: object
      required:
      - type
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        detail:
          type: string
        instance:
          type: string
    confClasses:
      type: object
      required:
      - conformsTo
      properties:
        conformsTo:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    exception_2:
      description: 'Imported from OGC API - Features - Part 1: Core

        See: https://schemas.opengis.net/ogcapi/features/part1/1.0/openapi/schemas/exception.yaml'
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    confClasses_2:
      type: object
      required:
      - conformsTo
      properties:
        conformsTo:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            example: http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-records-1/1.0/conf/core
  responses:
    ServerError:
      description: A server error occurred.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/exception'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
    NotAcceptable:
      description: Content negotiation failed. For example, the `Accept` header submitted in the request did not support any of the media types supported by the server for the requested resource.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/exception'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
    Conformance:
      description: The URIs of all conformance classes supported by the server
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/confClasses'
            example:
              conformsTo:
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/core
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/landing-page
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/json
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/html
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/oas30
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-2/1.0/conf/collections
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/core
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-retrieval
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/zone-query
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-subsetting
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-custom-depths
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-cql2-filter
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/zone-query-cql2-filter
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/root-dggs
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/collection-dggs
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/operation-ids
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-json
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-ubjson
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-dggs-fgjson
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-dggs-fgubjson
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-geojson
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/json-fg-1/0.2/conf/core
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-tiff
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-netcdf
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-coveragejson
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-zarr
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-jpegxl
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/data-png
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/zone-html
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/zone-uint64
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/zone-geojson
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-dggs-1/1.0/conf/zone-tiff
    Conformance_2:
      description: The URIs of all conformance classes supported by the server
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/confClasses'
            example:
              conformsTo:
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/core
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/landing-page
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/json
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/html
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/oas30
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-2/1.0/conf/collections
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/core
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/tilesets
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/background
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/collections-selection
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/scaling
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/display-resolution
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/spatial-subsetting
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/datetime
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/general-subsetting
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/crs
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/orientation
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/projection
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/collection-map
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/dataset-map
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/styled-map
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/png
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/jpeg
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/jpegxl
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/tiff
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/svg
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/html
              - https://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-maps-1/1.0/conf/api-operations
    ConformanceDeclaration:
      description: The URIs of all conformance classes supported by the server.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/confClasses_2'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
    NotAcceptable_2:
      description: 'Content negotiation failed. For example, the `Accept` header submitted

        in the request did not support any of the media types supported by the

        server for the requested resource.'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/exception_2'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
    BadRequest:
      description: A client error occurred.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/exception_2'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
    Conformance_3:
      description: The URIs of all conformance classes supported by the server
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/confClasses'
            example:
              conformsTo:
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/core
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/json
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/html
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-1/1.0/conf/oas30
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-common-2/1.0/conf/collections
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/core
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/tileset
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/tilesets-list
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/geodata-tilesets
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/dataset-tilesets
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/geodata-selection
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/jpeg
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/png
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/mvt
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/geojson
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/tiff
              - http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-tiles-1/1.0/conf/netcdf
  parameters:
    f-metadata:
      name: f
      in: query
      description: The format of the response. If no value is provided, the accept header is used to determine the format. Accepted values are 'json' or 'html'.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - html
      style: form
      explode: false
  securitySchemes:
    openIdConnect:
      type: openIdConnect
      openIdConnectUrl: https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration
x-refined-from:
- ogc-dggs-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-dggs-1-bundled.json
- ogc-maps-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-maps-1-bundled.json
- ogc-records-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-records-1-example-all-in-one.yaml
- ogc-records-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-records-1-example-ref-buildingblocks-bundle.yaml
- ogc-records-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-records-1-example-ref-schema-repo.yaml
- ogc-tiles-part1-1-0-openapi-ogcapi-tiles-1-bundled.json