[GSDI Legal Econ] Value of spatial information (2008)

[Vlado Cetl]

Dear Roger,

It is a very good idea to make it and I think it could be a very interesting 
research. I will give it a try (but time is always a limit factor ...)

Regards

PhD Vlado Cetl
Faculty of Geodesy
Institute of Applied Geodesy
Chair of Spatial Information Management
Kaciceva 26, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. ++385 1 4639 191
Fax. ++385 1 4828 081
Web: www.geof.hr


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Longhorn" <ral at alum.mit.edu>
To: "SDI-legal-econ" <legal-econ at lists.gsdi.org>
Cc: "Kate Lance" <lancekt at aya.yale.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [GSDI Legal Econ] Value of spatial information (2008)


> It might be an interesting exercise for some enterprising academic - or
> academics - from within the Working Group to do a comparative analysis
> of the methodologies, assumptions and findings between what are now two
> in-depth studies into the 'value of spatial information/GI' to a
> national economy - i.e. the OXERA study of 1999 which Ordnance Survey GB
> quotes repeatedly - which stated that national mapping underpinned 100
> billion GBP of the British economy - and this new study. Perhaps with a
> side analysis of the PIRA International study of 2000 into the economic
> and investment value of public sector GI to the European economy and
> information market.
>
> Any takers?
>
> Roger Longhorn
> co-Chair GSDI Legal & Socioeconomic W.G.
>
> Kate Lance wrote:
>> http://www.crcsi.com.au/pages/news.aspx?NewsArticleID=433&Display=1
>> <http://www.crcsi.com.au/pages/news.aspx?NewsArticleID=433&Display=1>
>> Value of spatial information (2008)
>> According to a new study on the economic impact of spatial information
>> released by Australia's Spatial Information Council (ANZLIC), the
>> spatial information industry is a major contributor to the national
>> economy generating revenue of A$1.37 billion in the 2006/07 financial
>> year. This is a contribution of between $6.4 and $12.6 billion to
>> Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  The study also estimated that
>> inefficient access to data reduces the direct productivity of some
>> sectors by between five and 15 per cent.
>> The complete study is available for download at
>> http://www.crcsi.com.au/UPLOADS/PUBLICATIONS/PUBLICATION_324.pdf
>>
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