Re: [OSM-talk] presenting the case for open data to local government?

On Oct 10, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Daniel Joseph wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I was wondering if anyone had experience conveying to local government all > the reasons for opening up data. The city where I grew up has a clunky "GIS > web portal" with which you can only view data. A neighboring city will

Re: [OSM-talk] presenting the case for open data to local government?

Hey Dan, I realize these aren't arguments per se but solid people to talk to. You may want to hit up Elliot Plack , who works for Baltimore County GIS and recently helped open the county's GIS data under public domain for contribution to OSM. Another high level contact might be Colin Reilly

[OSM-talk] presenting the case for open data to local government?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had experience conveying to local government all the reasons for opening up data. The city where I grew up has a clunky "GIS web portal" with which you can only view data. A neighboring city will provide data but their data release form includes the following