The Role of Geospatial in Edge-Fog-Cloud Computing – An OGC White Paper

“The cloud is dead – long live the cloud!” so begins an IEC White paper on Edge Intelligence. The IEC White Paper continues that “Driven by the internet of things (IoT), a new computing model – edge-cloud computing – is currently evolving, which involves extending data processing to the edge of a network in addition to computing in a cloud or a central data centre. Edge-Fog-Cloud computing models operate both on premise and in public and private clouds, including via devices, base stations, edge servers, micro data centres and networks.”

Location, space and time play a fundamental role across the Edge-Fog-Cloud Computing continuum.  This OGC White Paper consider geospatial information’s role through a technology road mapping approach.

The OpenFog Consortium identifies Fog computing as the missing link in the cloud-to-thing continuum. Fog architectures selectively move compute, storage, communication, control, and decision making closer to the network edge where data is being generated in order solve the limitations in current infrastructure to enable mission-critical, data-dense use cases.