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| Subject: | RE: GISList: GIS Data Depot download limits |
| Date: |
06/10/2002 07:58:40 AM |
| From: |
Randy O'Boyle |
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"Low traffic site" - by the sound of it there is to much traffic. By there own message "Due to increased demand" is seems they are getting to much traffic. Although I must say since they started charging for the data I have not visited the site. Mainly because I found other resources to find the data formly provided for free.
Randy
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Heitzman [mailto:rheitzman@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:31 AM To: CWeaver@icfconsulting.com: gislist@geocomm.com Subject: Re: GISList: GIS Data Depot download limits
Well, since it is doubtful Glenn is getting any of the money you are paying in taxes...
The service the Data Depot provides obviously costs something to maintain, and internet advertising is pretty much a bust for low traffic sites, so somebody hass got to pay for the deport to stick around. Why not the folks that benefit from the data?
> >I just tried to download a DOQ on GIS Data Depot and received the >following message: > >"Due to increased demand, and in an effort to provide reasonable and >affordable data downloads to GeoCommunity visitors, all downloadable >data over 5MB (Megabytes) in size as well as certain datasets (including >US DOQQs and DRGs) are now only available under our Premium Data >Download" > >Given that I thought the two tiered nature of the site was working fine >(slower connections vs. premium), and this current protocol seems rather >dubious in nature.... I do feel shortchanged and actually rather miffed >(to put it mildly) > >I've defended GIS Data Depot in the past, but now I'm just rather >irritated. >Glenn - Fess up! ... What's the deal? > > >Chris "Tired of paying for data I've already paid for with my taxes" >Weaver
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