[Geodata] What is the value of free data? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Bruce Bannerman]

IMO:

Pat,

The same organisation has done a study on the New Zealand spatial industry.

You can find the report via this url:

http://geospatial.govt.nz/linz-media-release-spatial-information-adds-hundreds-of-millions-to-new-zealand-s-economy/



   --
   Bruce Bannerman



 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Cappelaere [mailto:pat at cappelaere.com] 
> Sent: Monday, 14 September 2009 11:16 AM
> To: Bruce Bannerman
> Cc: geodata at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Geodata] What is the value of free data? 
> [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
> 
> Bruce,
> 
> This document articulates clearly the value of the data.  
> This is the kind of business case I am looking for... in the US.
> Thanks for pointing this out.  This is a great step in the 
> right direction.
> 
> Providers of free data have to be ready to justify the 
> economic value of their own data.  Saying that it is 
> invaluable is not an enabler to make it free and could be 
> construed as the opposite by some.
> 
> Pat.
> 
> On Sep 13, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Bruce Bannerman wrote:
> 
> > IMO:
> >
> >
> > There was some research done recently into trying to determine the 
> > value that the spatial information industry contributed to the 
> > Australian economy. By extension, arguments could be made as to the 
> > value of the spatial data that is driving the industry.
> >
> > Personally, I thing that the data is invaluable.
> >
> >
> > The research was done in 2007 by ACIL Tasman:
> >
> > http://www.crcsi.com.au/uploads/publications/PUBLICATION_323.pdf
> >
> >
> > For those coming to Sydney for FOSS4G-2009, this paper will also be 
> > presented.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Bruce Bannerman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: geodata-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> >> [mailto:geodata-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Pat 
> Cappelaere
> >> Sent: Saturday, 12 September 2009 12:57 AM
> >> To: geodata at lists.osgeo.org
> >> Subject: [Geodata] What is the value of free data?
> >>
> >> It is great to make geodata free.  However, we could get 
> more of it 
> >> if we could quantify the value of that data.
> >> We need to justify the business case.
> >>
> >> Interestingly, for opensource software projects, you can 
> compute the 
> >> potential cost of developing that software.
> >> This is an approximation of the value of that code [but 
> not the value 
> >> that is enabled by the code] So I am looking for a similar 
> and still 
> >> imperfect metric.
> >>
> >> Any suggestion?
> >>
> >> Cost of similar commercial imagery?
> >> Economic value of imaged area?
> >> Potential damage assessment (disaster)?
> >> Scientific value of imagery?
> >>
> >> How do we estimate this?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Pat.
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