Quest for a global standard for geo-data licenses

The ability to share geo?data is key to the success of spatial data infrastructures. A major barrier in sharing geo?data is the use of non?standard Licenses which are difficult to understand both for human beings and computers. This article compares existing (national and international) licensing frameworks as to the key components they share....

Databeleid Rijkswaterstaat: Deel: Hoofdwatersysteem; een overzicht van de juridische kaders omtrent het omgaan met data

In dit rapport worden de algemene (met name juridische) beleidskaders geschetst die van toepassing zijn op RWS data en met name data van de Waterdienst van RWS.

Public sector information access policies in Europe

In the digital age geo-information has become embedded in our daily lives, such as navigation systems, community platforms, real estate information and weather forecasts. Everybody uses geo-information for their day-to-day decision making. Therefore, access to geo-information is of vital importance to the economic and social development of the...

Towards a framework of standard licences for geo-information?!

In the development and diffusion of major technologies, it is well known that standards provide an essential input, establishing compatibility or interoperability between components in the system (DTI, 2005). In addition, standards facilitate coordination and reduce complexity (Brunsson et al., 2000). Only after a standard has been adopted, the...

Successful SDIs: Does the Marine Geo-sector provide a much-needed beacon?

With Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) in the process of being implemented in most EU Member States, the aim is to develop a European spatial data infrastructure. INSPIRE is to facilitate the exchange of...

Re-use of public sector hydrographic information: Is the maritime sector a guiding beacon or a slow turning ship?

In the last decade, there has been ample research to determine the potential economic value of public sector information (PSI), both on national level as well as on European level. Most of this research has focused on the re-use of PSI in the land-based geo-sector but little is known about re-using PSI in the maritime sector. Especially...

Access to geo information in Europe: Is the marine sector showing the way?

In the digital age, geo-information or spatial data has become embedded in our daily lives. Although the term geo-information does not ring familiar, applications such as navigation systems, real estate information and weather forecasts are used by all for day-to-day decision-making. Most geo-information is created, collected, developed and...

GeoPortalNetwork: More process catalyst than project

Different PSI access policies and their impact

Markt en overheid: Hoe zit het nu eigenlijk?

Het afgelopen decennium is discussie ontstaan over in hoeverre de overheid haar geo-informatie mag of kan vermarkten. De commercialiseringdiscussie gaat om de vraag wanneer de overheid de markt mag betreden en aan welke spelregels zij zich dan moet houden. Een overheid verricht in principe een marktactiviteit als zij goederen of diensten, al dan...

Public sector Geo Web Services: Which business model will pay for a free lunch?

Geo-information (GI) is increasingly having a bigger impact on socio-economic benefits. Over the last decade, use of GI has shifted from a specialised GIS niche market to serving as a direct input to planning and decision-making, public policy, environmental management, readiness to deal with emergencies, creation of value added products,...

Hoe bescherm je geo-informatie?

De overheid maakt geo-informatie steeds vaker openbaar beschikbaar, onder meer via internet. De juridische bescherming van deze gegevens is echter niet altijd goed geregeld. De Amerikaanse gebruikslicenties van de non-profitorganisatie Creative Commons bieden uitkomst. Het overheidsprogramma Ruimte voor Geo-informatie onderzoekt de mogelijkheden.

Creative Commons maakt licentievoorwaarden van overheidsdata begrijpelijk

Belemmeringen in de toegankelijkheid van (overheids)geoinformatie.

Het RGI project Geoloketten is een netwerk initiatief van Alterra (Penvoerder), DataLand, Dienst Landelijk Gebied, ESRI NL, Interprovinciale Overleggroep Geo, International Soil Reference & Information Centre, Milieu & Natuurplanbureau, Adviesdienst Geo-Informatie & ICT Rijkswaterstaat, Technische Universiteit Delft, TNO en Wageningen Universiteit.

Creative Commons als instrument voor betere toegankelijkheid van overheidsgeo-informatie

Beschikbaar stellen van geo-informatie bij Rijkswaterstaat. Analyse van de (on) mogelijkheden van het op korte termijn vrij beschikbaar stellen van vier geo-data sets.