Comments on: Ordnance Survey needs it’s eyes testing http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/ Archaeology in a Digital World Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:26:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 admin Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:12:01 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/#comment-2289 Agreed, Ubikcan, but at least Google are democratising access to geospatial data. Given that one or other of them has to compromise, I'd rather root for the one giving more access to data than less! Agreed, Ubikcan, but at least Google are democratising access to geospatial data. Given that one or other of them has to compromise, I’d rather root for the one giving more access to data than less!

]]> By: ubikcan http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-2216 ubikcan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:52:38 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/#comment-2216 Couldn't you equally well say that Google are being ostriches because they too refuse to change the terms of their license? The OS may be in error here but they're not the only ones. Couldn’t you equally well say that Google are being ostriches because they too refuse to change the terms of their license? The OS may be in error here but they’re not the only ones.

]]> By: rob http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 rob Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:13:15 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/#comment-2214 Ostrich-like behaviour in the face of disruptive innovation! Ostrich-like behaviour in the face of disruptive innovation!

]]> By: admin http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 admin Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:39:42 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/#comment-2212 Granted. What I meant (and didn't explain very well) is that they (and academia etc) get it at much reduced costs via the Pan-Governmental Agreement, and the rest of us either can't have it full stop, or have to pay massive amounts to license the data. Thanks for stopping by! Jo Granted. What I meant (and didn’t explain very well) is that they (and academia etc) get it at much reduced costs via the Pan-Governmental Agreement, and the rest of us either can’t have it full stop, or have to pay massive amounts to license the data.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jo

]]> By: Andrew Larcombe http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Andrew Larcombe Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:13:42 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2007/08/10/ordnance-survey-needs-its-eyes-testing/#comment-2208 Of course, the London Boroughs don't really 'pay' commercial rates for it. They're just shuffling taxpayers money from one department - local government - to another - the OS (yes, I know it's only 51% publicly owned) in a 'market' monopolised by a single vendor. All very Sir Humphry... Of course, the London Boroughs don’t really ‘pay’ commercial rates for it. They’re just shuffling taxpayers money from one department – local government – to another – the OS (yes, I know it’s only 51% publicly owned) in a ‘market’ monopolised by a single vendor. All very Sir Humphry…

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