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

Wed Mar 26 10:56:09 EDT 2008

Excellent historical lesson! But I'm not sure how far back we need to go 
to to convince a modern day decision maker / budget controller ?

Also, the original idea / proposal was a relatively straightforward 
comparison of methodologies and results from two existing national 
studies, produced approximately a decade apart. There are already 
mountains of information produced on 'value of information' in book and 
peer-reviewed paper form well predating the beginnings of the "digital 
age" or the "Information Society".

Roger

Yola Georgiadou wrote:
> Roger,
>
> You are of course right on with the additional remarks below. But... IMHO, such as study should start much earlier than Oxera etc, around the year 1686 with the original concept of "value of information to a monarch, in that case, Louis XIV.  Below, Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban, proposing an annual census to Louis XIV in 1686:
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> "Would it not be a great satisfaction to the king to know at a designated moment every year the number of his subjects, in total and by region, with all the resources, wealth & poverty of each place; [the number] of his nobility and ecclesiastics of all kinds, of men of the robe, of Catholics and of those of the other religion, all separated according to the place of their residence? ... [Would it not be] a useful and necessary pleasure for him to be able, in his own office, to review in an hour's time the present and past condition of a great realm of which he is the head, and be able himself to know with certitude in what consists his grandeur, his wealth, and his strengths?"
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> --Marquis de Vauban, proposing an annual census to Louis XIV in 1686
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> If we do the kind of work you propose, we have to take it seriously ;-)
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> Yola
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> PS: For the aficionados: http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/french_colonial_history/v003/3.1johnston.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: legal-econ-bounces at lists.gsdi.org [mailto:legal-econ-bounces at lists.gsdi.org] On Behalf Of Roger Longhorn
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:28 PM
> To: Vlado Cetl
> Cc: SDI-legal-econ
> Subject: Re: [GSDI Legal Econ] Value of spatial information (2008)
>
> Great, Vlado!
>
> Anyone else wish to join Vlado on this interesting work?
>
> I attach the 1999 OXERA report just in case some of you don't have it.
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> Remember, we are not looking at another 'value of GIS' investigation here - of which there are more than a few already existing - but rather the trickier question of 'value of GI/spatial information' to an economy and then the value of the SDI that is alleged to be needed in order to make that spatial information most useful to the most users. The issue is a serious one because, until you agree on 'value' it is quite difficult - if not impossible - to conduct a meaningful Cost-Benefit Analysis, in my opinion - and direct experience - using virtually any of the many 'CBA' methodologies that exist.
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> Kind regards
>
> Roger
>
> Vlado Cetl wrote:
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>> 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)
>>
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>>> 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:
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>>>> http://www.crcsi.com.au/pages/news.aspx?NewsArticleID=433&Display=1
>>>> <http://www.crcsi.com.au/pages/news.aspx?NewsArticleID=433&Display=1
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>>>> 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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