Open Data

摘要

The long and heated debates on whether users should pay for geodata produced by public institutes are approaching deadlock now that many countries and (supranational leaders are embracing the view that governmental data should be freely available to all. "I am a big supporter of open data which is widely available and accessible, for free and with no restrictions at all associated with its re-use," stated European Commissioner Neelie Kroes in our May 2012 issue.