I don't think any public agency in the right frame of mind would provide online access to their only copy of an important database.
I believe the "data corruption" argument against opening up access to public data doesn't hold water. Make copies of the data available, not the source data. What people do with the data after it leaves your stewardship is up to them. I would also note that organizations like Open Street Map are managing some level of "community quality control". Local government agencies already make all sorts of geospatial data available on the web. Has it been irreversibly corrupted? Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -----Original Message----- From: Eric Wolf [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:22 AM To: Landon Blake Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Tim Berners-Lee on linked data > Why can't you make the data read-only? That would allow for a lot of analysis and information mining. > > In most cases I can't manipulate someone's HTML page either. Yeah. No one's _EVER_ managed to manipulate someone's HTML page. So it must be safe! -Eric Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
