State of play : Opening Geological data in Germany

1. Open? Geodata
in Germany Daniel Dietrich, 18.11.2013

2. Geo data can fuel innovations & economic growth
Yes there is a business model for it …
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

3. A fragmented picture The State of play ...

4. Whats needed
Its all about interoperability and low transaction costs.
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

5. What the re-user needs
Interoperability & low transaction costs:
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1. data can easily be discovered & accessed
2. data can easily be processed by machines (technical interoperability)
3. data is openly licensed (legal interoperability)
4. data is free of charge
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

6. What the re-user hates
Silos & high transaction costs:
1. data can NOT easily be discovered & accessed
2. data can NOT easily be processed by machines (technical interoperability)
3. data is NOT openly licensed (legal interoperability)
4. data is NOT free of charge
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

7. State of play Geo data re-use in Germany...

8. 1. Availability of geo data
www.govdata.de
www.geoportal.de
www.geodatenzentrum.de
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and at +16 other places…

9. 2. Technical interoperability
Yes, but ….
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make sure re-user can access the data behind the service.
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

10. 3. Legal interoperability
Yes, but ….
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GeoZG and GeoNutzV at grant right to re-use free of charge at federal level
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Berlin initiated GeoNutzV at federal state level, 15 more to come…
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www.geolizenz.org and Deutsche Datenlizenz Namensnennung 1.0
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

11. 4. Quality of available geo data
1:200.000 - 1:1.000.000 free of charge :)
1:25.000 bis 1:100.000 not free of charge :(
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

12. The revenue
Total revenue from selling PSI (Federal state): 5.695.681*€ ~ 0.0018% Budget
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Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) 181.931 €
(- revenue for ortho-photos)
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* Drucksache 17/12347
http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/123/1712347.pdf
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

13. !
To be re-used geo data
needs to be
1. discoverable
2. legally open
3. technically open
4. free of charge*
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich

14. Flowering landscapes
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geo data turns into open data...

15. Thank you!
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Daniel Dietrich
Open Knowledge Foundation
Deutschland
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2nd Open Data Dialogue, Berlin 18.11.2013, Daniel Dietrich