[GSDI Legal Econ] NIMSA to be terminated at end of year

[Kate Lance]

well, at least DCLG wil continue to fund gigagateway (presumably seen a national mapping service that wouldn't otherwise be done without support)....
 
http://www.geoconnexion.com/geouk_news_article/NIMSA-to-be-terminated-at-end-of-year/616
NIMSA to be terminated at end of year 
Following a review of the National Interest Mapping Services Agreement (NIMSA) which funds Ordnance Survey to map and update areas that would otherwise prove uneconomic, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has decided to terminate the present agreement at the end of this year.
While a scaled down version is likely to take its place, the DCLG recommends that some of the services currently provided under NIMSA be procured directly by public sector bodies that require them, either individually or collectively.
The DCLG will continue to fund the work of a national geospatial metadata service (gigagateway) and also the work of the GI Panel, including the development of a GI Strategy for the United Kingdom.
For its part, Ordnance Survey has already indicated to DCLG that it is willing to continue to provide a ‘Mapping for Emergencies’ helpline service and national interest coastal survey work. Ordnance Survey will separately be advising users of any impacts of the decisions made by DCLG.
For a copy of the report "The Future of the National Interest Mapping Services Agreement Beyond 2006", please visit:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/254/TheFutureoftheNationalInterestMappingServicesAgreementBeyond2006_id1504254.pdf

[Source: GeoConnexion UK online news]


 
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