AGILE cooperates in many ways with other organisations, industry and government. This cooperation can be in the form of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), reactive or proactive communications, exchange of representatives, sponsoring and more.
Open Geospatial Consortium
The Open Geospatial Consortium is an international industry consortium of more than 220 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geoprocessing specifications. Open interfaces and protocols defined by OpenGIS® Specifications support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT, and empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.
ESRI
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI is a major player in the educational GIS market worldwide. Besides software development, ESRI is active in the educational field with the Virtual Campus distance learning courses and the ESRI Press books. ESRI also organizes educational conferences both in the USA and Europe. Headquartered in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,500 business partners. ESRI's goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable users to efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a difference in the world around them.
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) is a non-profit US organization of universities and other research institutions dedicated to advancing our understanding of geographic processes and spatial relationships through improved theory, methods, technology, and data. UCGIS membership is open to all U.S. academic and research organizations that meet the membership criteria.
EuroSDR
EuroSDR is a not-for-profit organisation linking National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies with Research Institutes and Universities in Europe for the purpose of applied research in spatial data provision, management and delivery. EuroSDR (formerly OEEPE) is a pan-European organisation established by International Treaty, as OEEPE, in 1953 in Paris in accordance with a recommendaion passed by the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, The spatial data research interests of European countries are represented through the membership in EuroSDR of national organisations from their production and research sectors.
European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information
EuroGI’s vision centers on leveraging location-based information and technologies as fundamental drivers for the European digital society. Their mission involves facilitating the creation of value from such information to foster a sustainable, prosperous, and cohesive Europe. This will be achieved through collaboration with members and stakeholders, driving innovation, and supporting policy development. EUROGI aims to represent both users and providers of location-based information and technologies across the European public, academic, and private sectors.
