[Freegis-list] free gis data

[Paolo Cavallini]

The call for expression of interest is now closed, and one SDIC should focus 
on free software for free data (thanks to Markus Neteler).
http://www.ec-gis.org/inspire/
A meeting will be held 29 June - 1 July 2005, Alghero, Sardinia.
All the best.
pc

At 20:02, venerdì 10 giugno 2005, Henrion Benjamin has probably written:
> Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it> [050610]:
> > Hi all.
> > Currently the situation of GIS data in Europe is rather grim, as most of
> > you know, and the proposed Inspire directive does not seem imporving it
> > drammatically. I talked to several public administrators, and I found
> > that mostly they agree in letting people have and use "their" data, but
> > they are concerned about possible commercial exploitations. Of course
> > they have no idea about GPL, Commons etc.
>
> What is the status of the directive?
>
> Maybe it would be a good idea to draft amendments for it.

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