Presented at the Wisconsin Land Information Association Annual Conference in Green Bay, WI on February 23, 2005 on behalf of the WLIA Information Policy Task Force.

William S. Holland
CEO, GeoAnalytics, Inc.

L. A. Shanley
Graduate Research Assistant, Land Information & Computer Graphics Facility, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Licensing Geographic Data and Services provides an overview of licensing GIS / LIS data and services. There are two parts to this presentation. The first reviews the National Research Council's recent book, Licensing Geographic Data and Services. This review decomposes the legal, economic, and policy implications of government as licensee and licensor. The report also provides recommendations to determine when licensing is appropriate or not, and if so, how to enhance licensing in the public sector. The second part of this presentation reviews case studies, both positive and negative, of governments as licensee and licensor of geographic data and services in Wisconsin.

Part 1: A Briefing on the Report of the Committee on Licensing of Geographic Data and Services (PDF)

Part 2: The Wisconsin Experience (PDF)