Norway will open its topographic datasets to the public!

[Karl Dubost]

FYI

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:26:31 GMT
In thematic mapping blog: Norway will open its topographic datasets to the public!
At http://blog.thematicmapping.org/2013/04/norway-will-open-its-topographic.html

Today, 30th April 2013, is a milestone of the
mapping history of Norway. Together with two
governmental ministers, the Norwegian Mapping
Authority announced they will open its topographic
datasets to the public, free of charge. Norway
will follow progressive countries like Denmark,
Finland and New Zealand, considering geographic
data as a public good.

The topographic datasets at 1:50,000 scale will be
freely available later this year, together with
address, road and cadastre data. A database of
950,000 place names was released to the public one
month ago. Hopefully, digital elevation data will
be free as well, but it's not yet


--
Karl Dubost
http://www.la-grange.net/karl/

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