The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international organization that develops and promotes open standards for geospatial content and services. Its goal is to ensure that different systems and technologies can work together seamlessly, allowing for better sharing and use of geographic information. Founded in 1994, the OGC brings together various stakeholders, including government agencies, private companies, and academic institutions. By creating standards, such as those for Web Map Service (WMS) and Geographic Markup Language (GML), the OGC helps facilitate interoperability in the field of geospatial data and applications.