This white paper is a survey of Big Geospatial Data with these main themes:

• Geospatial data is increasing in volume and variety;

• New Big Data computing techniques are being applied to geospatial data;

• Geospatial Big Data techniques benefit many applications; and

• Open standards are needed for interoperability, efficiency, innovation and cost effectiveness.

The main purpose of this White Paper is to identify activities to be undertaken in OGC Programs that advance the Big Data capabilities as applied to geospatial information.

This white paper was developed based on two Location Powers events:

• Location Powers: Big Data, Orlando, September 20th, 2016; and

• Location Powers: Big Linked Data, Delft, March 22nd, 2017.

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