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Hi List,<br>
This is exactly the sort of thing that GISSA should be championing
- perhaps send an email to the national chair person, <span
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:morenal@ekurhuleni.gov.za">morenal@ekurhuleni.gov.za</a></span> and copy the national secretary,
Manie, at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gissa@gissa.org.za">gissa@gissa.org.za</a><br>
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I am not saying stop your own efforts, I am suggesting that you also
engage the bodies that should be looking at generic issues like
this.<br>
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If I can add another thought:<br>
<blockquote>Be mindful of the payment model you are (going to be)
fighting for.<br>
Is it right that all tax-payers should also foot the cost of data
extraction and provision?<br>
Give a thought to what all tax payers should pay for, and what
extra efforts individual users will burden the system with.<br>
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So whatever your petition becomes, just make sure you have suggested
solutions as well.<br>
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Do I have "an appetite for this"? Yes, I most certainly do. - But
regretfully I don't have the time to champion it.<br>
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My 2c.<br>
Zoltan<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-02-15 09:20, Sindile Bidla
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<div>Dear List,<br>
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<div>Most municipalities in the country are making it difficult
to access spatial data that has been paid for through our
taxes:<br>
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<div>1. selling of spatial data<br>
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<div>2. signing data agreements that prevent reuse<br>
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<div>3. providing access to spatial data only if conducting a
municipal project<br>
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<div>I am proposing that we start a petition in this regard,
because government policy is quite clear with regard to access
to spatial data.<br>
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<div>What I would like ideas on is:<br>
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<div>1. is there appetite from the community in this regard?<br>
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<div>2. should we have a single petition which will be sent to
individual municipalities and key government department?<br>
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<div>3. is there an online platform that we could use?<br>
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<div>4. any other idea.<br>
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<div>Thank you.</div>
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