OpenGIS is an IRC-Style communication solution for use in home and office environments. Users can join a server and communicate in real time. Is feature-rich with options you can't find anywhere else. Easy to learn and use, OpenGIS is your chat solution.

The Open GIS Consortium (OGC) is an international industry consortium of companies, government agencies and universities developing 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. [go to site

an international consortium of GIS companies dedicated to the establishment of common GIS standards such as WMS