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This document sets a standard registration and maintenance mechanism for the registration of ISO 19150-4 compliant geographic information service ontologies. Registered ontologies shall conform to ISO 19150-4 which sets the structure of geographic information Web service ontologies. This document makes use of ISO 19135-1, Geographic information - Procedures for item registration - Part 1: Fundamentals whenever appropriate. This part of ISO 19150 does not define semantics operators, rules for ontologies, and does not develop any application ontology. In relation to ISO 19101-1:2014, 6.2, this document defines and formalizes the following purpose of the ISO geographic information reference model: - geographic information service components and their behaviour for data processing purposes over the Web; and - OWL ontologies to cast ISO/TC 211 standards to benefit from and support the Semantic Web. In relation to ISO 19101-1:2014, 8.3, this document addresses the Application: Procedural foundation of the ISO geographic information reference model. This document is not intended to be an ISO Registration authority standard. However, it may be referenced by such a standard in the eventuality to create an ISO register.