A long long time ago, a LGOIMA request was filed for some Auckland City GIS data. Their reply included outrageous pricing for one out-of-date dataset, which seemed to contradict the spirit, if not the letter, of LGOIMA.
That request was not pursued due to significant restructuring of the Auckland City geospatial teams over the last few months.
Some new developments have given me renewed energy to follow up on the original request:
- Auckland City has just appointed a new Customer Manager for Geospatial
- Northland Regional Council has begun the process of releasing GIS data under a CC-Attrib license - NRC on Koordinates
- Whangarei District Council is testing the same CC-Attrib release process - WDC on Koordinates
Expect an update on the Auckland City angle by the end of the week.
[...] August 30, 2009 by Ed Corkery Quick update on Auckland City Council LGOIMA status. [...]