Integration of HLA simulation models into a standardized web service world

The High Level Architecture still represents the state of the art for the integration of distributed heterogeneous simulation models. However this statement is qualified: Use is restricted to the tight coupling of simulation components. Standardized integration of HLA-based simulations into a Web-based service infrastructure is not possible. No specifications exist, which allow individual federates or entire federations to be usable or manageable in the World Wide Web. ""Web-enabling"" is therefore a topical issue of research. In the spatial domain, mature interoperability standards and specifications have evolved in recent years, mainly driven by the Open GIS Consortium (OGC). This article presents an initial solution that tries to bring two individual standardized domains together by creating a standard compliant bridging framework.