Several types of legal mechanisms for sharing geospatial data can be used. A data sharing arrangements can be formalized by a contract or agreement between the data provider and the data user. A particular type of agreement are the framework agreements, which are agreements between two or more organisations concluded prior to the datasets or services being required. These framework agreement can involve one or multiple spatial data sets or services. Partnership agreements are often used to formalize the data sharing agreements among a broader group of partners. Participation in such a partnership often means participants share their data with other participants and get access to shared data. Another relevant mechanism is the use of licenses, which are mechanisms to give organizations and people the permission to use spatial data sets and services. A license is legally binding, and defines the conditions of use of the related spatial data sets and services. In order to reduce the number of licenses used and ensure the harmonization of the terms in these licenses, the use of standard licenses is promoted. Also the use of open data licenses is promoted for sharing geospatial data, and strongly increased in recent years.
Provide examples of different types of legal instruments that can be used for supporting geospatial data sharing
Explain what framework agreements are and how they can be used for sharing geospatial data
Explain what licenses are and how they can be used for sharing geospatial data
Explain the difference between standard licenses and open licenses
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