some of you saw my talk at where2.x last month ("How Open Is Open?") in which I
poked at much of the silliness around restricting access to spatial data on the
grounds of national security and privacy. I mentioned the case of Santa Clara
Country losing a case to restrict access to parcel data--first because they
wanted to sell it for more $$, then because they decided it contained sensitive
info.
CA Superior Court rejected these silly concerns last month. Now we find the
County seeks to appeal the ruling!
http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_6137335?nclick_check=1
This drives me mad. I'm talking to the ACLU and EFF but understandably, they
have bigger fish to fry. Access to transit data and government-produced GIS
data wants to be free and open, but without a precedent-setting case groups
will be scared to do battle.
Yes, the above is a US issue, but recent events in the UK indicate that the
Ordinance Survey isn't on as stable footing as was once thought. If anything,
things are worse (by and large) in Europe.
Ian White :: Urban Mapping, Inc
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