emerging · 0.2

OGC

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Providers using this tag (18)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Ordnance SurveyReal-EstateUnited KingdomLand RegistryGeospatial12 APIs62.6
Developing 6 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Landmark Information GroupReal-EstateUnited KingdomPropTechProperty Data7 APIs52.5Maxar TechnologiesSatellite ImageryEarth ObservationGeospatialRemote Sensing25 APIs50.2LandgateReal-EstateAustraliaLand RegistryTitle4 APIs49.9USGS Water ServicesWaterStreamflowGroundwaterWater Quality43 APIs48.2MapTilerMapsGeospatialTilesVector Tiles18 APIs46.7Sentinel HubSatellite ImageryGeospatialRemote SensingEarth Observation26 APIs41.7
Thin 8 Limited public surface area
DLREarth ObservationRemote SensingSatellite DataGeospatial10 APIs37.6MaxarEarth ObservationSatellite ImageryHigh ResolutionGeospatial15 APIs36.9European Space Agency (ESA)Earth ObservationCopernicusSentinelSpace Weather18 APIs34.9Ellipsis DriveCompanyGeospatialSpatial DataGIS1 API30.6PANGAEAEarth ScienceOcean DataClimate RecordsEnvironmental Science9 APIs29.6JAXASpaceSatelliteEarth ObservationRemote Sensing8 APIs29.1Canada Energy RegulatorEnergyCanadaRegulationsGovernment3 APIs28.44M AnalyticsCompanyGeospatialGISMapping1 API28.3
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
Copernicus MarineOceanMarineOceanographySea Level3 APIs24.5Transport CanadaTravelCanadaAviationRegulator3 APIs21.4
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
data.gov.mt (Open Data Malta)Open DataCustom PlatformDCAT-APGovernment Data2 APIs6.9

APIs with this tag (25)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
OS Features APIOGC Web Feature Service (WFS 2.0.0) over OS MasterMap and premium feature data, with getCapabilities, descr...62.6
Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Landmark Geodata Web Map Tile Service (WMTS)On-demand raster mapping tile service delivered against the Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Tile Service...52.5SLIP Public OGC Web Services (WMS / WFS)OGC-standard web services fronting the same SLIP public data. A WMS 1.3.0 GetCapabilities document (56 laye...49.9MapTiler Maps APIThe Maps API from MapTiler — 8 operation(s) for maps.46.7Sentinel Hub OGC ServicesOGC-standard web services (WMS, WCS, WFS, WMTS) for integrating Sentinel Hub satellite imagery into GIS app...41.7
Thin 16 Limited public surface area
EOC Atmosphere Web Map Service (WMS)OGC Web Map Service providing atmospheric data visualization layers from DLR including Sentinel-5P TROPOMI ...37.6EOC Basemap Web Coverage Service (WCS)OGC Web Coverage Service for DLR basemap and reference datasets including the SRTM X-SAR global digital ele...37.6EOC Basemap Web Map Service (WMS)OGC Web Map Service providing basemap and core geospatial reference layers from DLR including global mosaic...37.6EOC Imagery Web Coverage Service (WCS)OGC Web Coverage Service providing direct download and extraction of coverage data for DLR Earth observatio...37.6EOC Imagery Web Map Service (WMS)OGC Web Map Service providing visualization layers for DLR Earth observation imagery products including opt...37.6EOC Land Web Map Service (WMS)OGC Web Map Service providing land cover and land use visualization layers from DLR research, including Wor...37.6EOWEB GeoPortal APIMulti-mission web portal API for interactive access to the DLR Earth observation data holdings including br...37.6Maxar Streaming Basemap APIOGC service delivering Maxar Vivid basemap products and their metadata for cartographic and analytic use.36.9Maxar Streaming Imagery APIOGC-compliant WFS / WMS / WMTS streaming services for delivering online imagery strips into web mapping cli...36.9Maxar Vector Analytics APIVector deliveries of change monitoring outputs through OGC WMS / WMTS for downstream analytic and GIS consu...36.9Copernicus OGC API (WMS/WMTS/WFS/WCS)OGC-compliant web services providing seamless satellite data access through standard GIS applications. Expo...34.9Ellipsis Drive API v3The Ellipsis Drive API v3 provides programmatic access to manage, use, and integrate spatial data: accounts...30.6PANGAEA Bathymetry WMSOGC-compliant Web Map Service providing bathymetric (ocean depth) map layers for integration into GIS softw...29.6G-Portal Web APIOGC-compliant web services for searching and accessing JAXA Earth observation satellite products from missi...29.1CER Assessments Map Service (Federal Geospatial Platform)The CER's Environmental and Socio-economic Assessments (ESA) layer, published through the Government of Can...28.44M WFS APIThe 4M WFS API is an OGC Web Feature Service that streams 4M's validated subsurface utility data (line and ...28.3
Emerging 3 Early or largely undocumented
Copernicus Marine CSW Catalogue APIThe Copernicus Marine Catalogue Service for the Web (CSW) provides OGC-compliant metadata discovery over th...24.5Copernicus Marine WMTS APIThe Copernicus Marine Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) is an OGC-compliant REST API for visualizing ocean data a...24.5Transport Canada Canadian Airports OGC WMSOGC Web Map Service 1.3.0 endpoint for the same Canadian Airports with Air Navigation Services layer. GetCa...21.4
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
Malta Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) geoportalMalta's INSPIRE / geospatial stack exposing standard OGC services (GeoNetwork CSW, GeoServer WMS/WFS, ArcGI...6.9

Score breakdown

Frequency
40.0
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.5
spread across providers
Quality lift
44.5
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
8.6
strength of nearest seed neighbor

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WMS 11 co-occurrences WFS 8 co-occurrences WMTS 8 co-occurrences STAC 6 co-occurrences Earth Observation 6 co-occurrences Satellite Imagery 5 co-occurrences GIS 6 co-occurrences Geospatial 17 co-occurrences

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