Acces to government information unnecessary remains a case of professional elite

B van Loenen, JA Zevenbergen, J de Jong

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    Abstract

    Value added use of geographic information is important in the development of geographic information infrastructures. In spite of the European directive 'Reuse of public sector information', the market for value-added geographic information products and services based on government information hardly develops in Europe under current circumstances. The value-added business community uses the information to a limited extent because of the high price and the restrictive use conditions. As a consequence the use of these public datasets remains limited to a stable group of professional users; the mass is not reached. However, this paper argues that the barriers can be levelled through an alternative to current access policies. The alternative access policy may be a first step towards the widespread availability of value added geographic information services satisfying the needs of the public data providers, the value-added businesses, and the citizen.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationShaping the Change; XXIII international FIG congress
    EditorsT Gollwitzer, K Hillinger, M Villikka
    Place of PublicationDenmark
    PublisherInternational Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
    Pages1-12
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Print)87-90907-52-3
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    EventShaping the Change; XXIII international FIG congress - Denmark
    Duration: 8 Oct 200613 Oct 2006

    Publication series

    Name
    PublisherFIG Office

    Conference

    ConferenceShaping the Change; XXIII international FIG congress
    Period8/10/0613/10/06

    Keywords

    • Conf.proc. > 3 pag
    • access policy
    • spatial information management
    • geographic information infrastructure
    • GII
    • SDI
    • spatial data infrastructure

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