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

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

> On 15 Feb 2018, at 09:56, Gerhardus Geldenhuis <gerhardus.geldenhuis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Sindile,
> An absolutely fantastic idea!
> 
> I think there is merit to the this more publicly, as there is an educational opportunity. In my experience very few people are aware of there rights with regards to access of data and I strongly believe it could only be of benefit to the the greater South African public to be more open about data, not just in a spatial context. This could encourage more openness about other data, through public awareness.
> 
> Perhaps we could even find a journalist who would be interested in doing a piece on data sharing in a national newspaper.

Ah you mean like this one (circa 2009)? http://www.brainstormmag.co.za/technology/10509-mapping-the-world-class-african-city <http://www.brainstormmag.co.za/technology/10509-mapping-the-world-class-african-city> Yes I think more of the same would be really good!

Regards

Tim

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