Olaf Østensen
Encyclopedia
Olaf Magnus Østensen is a Norwegian
civil servant
. He works in the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority, where he is Deputy Director for NGIS.
Østensen is a trained mathematician
and graduated in 1977 graduate of the University of Oslo
.
Østensen is particularly known for his work with the organization and accessibility of map
information and have made a particular effort establishment of standards for online information. Internationally, he is head of the Committee of the International Organization for Standardization, which has the task to work out international standards for geographic information. Østensen has also been head of the Norwegian Standards Council, which has proposed standards that apply to audio and video content on public sites.
The Royal Norwegian Court announced on 17 November 2009 that the King had appointed Østensen as a Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav for socially beneficial work. It was further informed that the decision to award him was based on "[..] Østensens pioneering work related to national standardization work and the development of access to public information."
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
civil servant
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
. He works in the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority, where he is Deputy Director for NGIS.
Østensen is a trained mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and graduated in 1977 graduate of the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
.
Østensen is particularly known for his work with the organization and accessibility of map
Map
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
information and have made a particular effort establishment of standards for online information. Internationally, he is head of the Committee of the International Organization for Standardization, which has the task to work out international standards for geographic information. Østensen has also been head of the Norwegian Standards Council, which has proposed standards that apply to audio and video content on public sites.
The Royal Norwegian Court announced on 17 November 2009 that the King had appointed Østensen as a Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav for socially beneficial work. It was further informed that the decision to award him was based on "[..] Østensens pioneering work related to national standardization work and the development of access to public information."