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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Cost of GIS Data |
| Date: |
11/18/2002 03:37:34 PM |
| From: |
SRobertson |
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I've worked with GIS in three states at the state, county and city level,
not to mention an Indian nation, and none of them readily give the data
away, however good the quality (the latter charged a goodly sum for corrupt
data). In some cases it may have been for reasons similar to Julia's
comments but more often than not there was some problem associated with the
data. Regardless, I prefer to keep it free, period (at least just pay for it
once with taxes:0).
I have witnessed FOIA used in more than one or two instances to get spatial
data for purposes of resale, but it was hardly a stampede of greedy people
taking advantage of the state or local government, just good entrepreneurial
strategy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julia Harrell" <Julia.Harrell@ncmail.net>
To: <gislist@geocomm.com>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: GISList: Cost of GIS Data
> Ryan
>
> >> I've found in my dealings with beurocrats and their GIS data,
> >> they are really hesitant to give it to anyone in the private sector.
> >> I hazard to guess it's becasue they don't want anyone to find their
> >> mistakes and try to hold them accountable.
>
> No, the reason for not GIVING it to private sector for free is because
> many of them will turn around and try to resell it at a profit.
> When our GIS data contains outdated or missing information it is almost
> always because no one has provided any funding for that update work to
> happen. In our state, the legislature mandates that our agency maintain
> the Corporate GIS Database, yet they conveniently keep forgetting to
> allocate us ANY operating budget money whatsoever.
>
> Try having to operate like a private business while still being hamstrung
> by all the various government rules, like NOT being able to actually
> compete with the private sector on RFP's. It's extremely hard
> just to make ends meet, let alone keep 100+ data layers current
> at all times AND give them away for free to the private sector.
>
> We'd like nothing better than to be able to afford to keep all
> the layers current and allow anyone who wants to download them for
> free, but guess what - that takes a huge budget we just don't have.
>
> http://www.cgia.state.nc.us/cost.html
>
> - Julia Harrell
> NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
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