there is an older article in berner zeitung [1] saying that swiss topo: * budget 65 mio CHF / year * got 50% back before such a portal * expects a drop to 30% with this portal
there seems to be some controversy between "the economic effect is much bigger than that, the government pays" and "keep the income high". the publication of the data is based on the geoinformation law [2], and eu legislation [3]. [1] - http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/schweiz/standard/Gratiskarten-reissen-Loecher-in-die-Kassen-der-Hersteller/story/16164377 [2] - http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/510_62/a15.html, http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/510_62/index.html <http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/schweiz/standard/Gratiskarten-reissen-Loecher-in-die-Kassen-der-Hersteller/story/16164377>[3] - http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/general_provisions/l28195_en.htm <http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/general_provisions/l28195_en.htm> 2011/4/14 Ludovic Péron <ludovic.pe...@gmail.com> > Hello, > > This morning I read this article : > http://www.news.admin.ch/message/index.html?lang=fr&msg-id=38598 Yon can > read it in your own language. > > I read : > L'utilisation conjointe, mais non requise, de l'API GeoAdmin permet de > mettre à disposition sur sa plateforme web une information géographique à > des buts commerciaux ou non-commerciaux. > > Ludovic > > _______________________________________________ > http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website > Wikimediach-l mailing list > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l > >
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