I would like to say that there are real benefits to spending the extra time
researching government sources for data. Maybe you data providers would
like to hear a few:

1. Government sources are no bull. That is, the data, methods, and
limitations are well documented. Nobody is going to intentionally mislead
you or insinuate the data is better than it is.

2. If you build the data into an application, you do not have to charge the
client for an additional data license.

3. If a customer has their own copies of Mapinfo, you do not have to put
restrictions on how many copies they own. Something government agencies
really like.

However, I sympathize with the plight of the downtrodden small business
trying to compete with THE MAN.


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