Licensing Geographic Data and Services

Committee on Licensing Geographic Data and Services, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Society's Goals; 5 3 The Geographic Data Market: Offerings, Players, and Methods of Exchange; 6 4 Experiences of Government in Licensing Geographic Data From and To the Private Sector; 7 5 Legal Analysis; 8 6 Economic Analysis; 9 7 The Public Interest; 10 8 Licensing Decisions and Strategies; 11 9 New Institutions; 12 10 Recommendations; 13 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 14 Appendix B: List of Contributors; 15 Appendix C: Digital Geographic Data Available in the United States; 16 Appendix D: Selected Licensing Models, Selected Licensing Alternatives, and Clearview Contract; 17 Appendix E: Glossary; 18 Appendix F: List of Acronyms