[OSGeo Africa] Ideas on writing a petition to access municipal spatial data

[Sindile Bidla]

Dear List,




Most municipalities in the country are making it difficult to access spatial data that has been paid for through our taxes:

1. selling of spatial data

2. signing data agreements that prevent reuse

3. providing access to spatial data only if conducting a municipal project



I am proposing that we start a petition in this regard, because government policy is quite clear with regard to access to spatial data.



What I would like ideas on is:

1. is there appetite from the community in this regard?

2. should we have a single petition which will be sent to individual municipalities and key government department?

3. is there an online platform that we could use?

4. any other idea.



Thank you.




Sindile XJ Bidla



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