- Standards Progress: Earth Observation and Geospatial Intelligence 2026
- Chapter 1 · The question
Where standards are needed
The places in the systems in scope where a shared standard is missing or contested.
1.1What this chapter will report
The places in the systems in scope where a shared standard is missing or contested.
It answers the frame question "the question" in the terms of Standards Progress, so the Collection can set it beside chapter 1 of the other desks’ editions.
1.2Where the evidence sits now
The nearest material today is chapter 1 of the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition for Earth Observation and Geospatial Intelligence: the coupled system. It is a cross-reference, not a copy, and it is a draft in stewardship review.
1.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.