Catherine Doldirina, Prof. Lesley Jane SmithRiga, July 5-7, 2010 Symposium
“Space & Global Security of Humanity”
The context The project: IGMASS The principle of free and
unrestricted access to data Brief conclusions
Information society Production of data, information and
knowledge Geographic information systems
More industries and players involve into production of information
Globalisation as a catalyst of necessity to exchange information and have access to it
Information becomes absolutely indispensable for making decisions
Degree of processing affects the usefulness of information
Information: commodity vs. essential facility
GIS are infrastructures i.e.: enable applications are shared by communities at large are open
GIS link all types of information with geographic locations and are the new way of storing and presenting data and ultimately knowledge
Use of own system of small satellites Dependence on the existing systems
and monitoring programmes –national, regional and international
Continuous monitoring of the Earth Processing of global monitoring data Sharing the data and information
with those facing disasters
Humanitarian purpose of existence in the forefront
Socio-political significance of successful implementation and functioning
Educational impact of IGMASS
Enables exchange of data generated by different systems
Facilitates processing of data and their merging with information from various other sources
Driven by humanitarian considerations as well as the aim of achieving better life in societies
Different treatment of classified information
Various approaches to the protection of raw data, processed information and knowledge
Availability of data for commercial or non-commercial purposes
Ideal regime: complete freedom and openness, with “as few restrictions as possible” and “with minimum time delay and minimum cost”
Tensions in discussion of the data sharing principles: number of actors involved
Potential clash of regulatory regimes and status of data from independent missions when combining them within the system
Wide range of possible data uses
Addressing the regime of data exchange and use is essential
Humanitarian aspect is sufficient to adopt the principle of free and unrestricted access to data
Structure, goals and spheres of implementation of IGMASS support the viability of the principle as the basis of its functioning
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