Geospatial data are abundant, but access to data varies with the nature of the data, who wishes to acquire it and for what purpose, under what conditions, and at what price. Legal relations between public and private organizations and individuals govern data access. Complementary topics appear in Knowledge Area GD Geospatial Data (especially Unit GD12 Data standards and infrastructures), and Knowledge Area OI (Units 0I5 Institutional and Inter-intuitional aspects and OI6 Coordinating organizations).
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