We need public access to Geodata in Europe

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Public Geo Data is sending an open letter to the European council of environment ministers to request that the access to geographical databases would be opened to the public. While some data is open and available, we’re still far behind the US in this issue.

If we want to support European tourism and software industries, we must open the geographical databases. This would enable new types of innovative services and business models to emerge.

Vote for Public Maps - Reject INSPIRE!

Via Mapping Hacks.


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