cjb on #geo pointed out this set of related articles that compare french national mapping agency policy to ordnance survey:
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1882018,00.html http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_arzuefcpdw "This situation is responsible for the low level of sales and the feeble development of the geographical information sector in France, compared with other European countries," they comment. Also I noticed this older call to arms on the broader theme: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1726229,00.html Interesting to see the sea change. The articles convey a sense of the arguments being clear to all parties; the institutions look pariochal, even just plain dumb frankly. Even if they liberate their data however I begin to wonder if the quality is that high? It is a small set of vested interests 'broadcasting' their data and it would be nice to see government support for projects like OSM on the same order of funding. - a _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
