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[GIS Lounge - Geographic Information Systems] The County of Santa Clara in California, which has battled fiercely against public information record requests for its GIS data, has recently paid a $500,000 settlement to the First Amendment Coalition.  The settlement will cover the legal fees of the watchdog organization which first sued the county in 2006 for refusing to provide GIS data requested under

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[Curious.Judith] Curious.Judith » Blog Archive » Santa Clara County Releases Its ...: After a three year legal battle, Santa Clara County finally provided a copy of its GIS parcel basemap data to the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) in compliance with California's Public Record Act .

[Los Angeles County Enterprise GIS] Santa Clara County releases its Geodata: After a three year legal battle, Santa Clara County finally provided a copy of its GIS parcel basemap data to the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) in compliance with California’s Public Record Act (PRA).  Decisions from both the California Superior Court and the California Court of Appeal clearly affirmed that public agencies must provide their geodata in accordance with the PRA (California Government Codes §6250-6259).  Generally, agencies can not charge a requestor of their geodata more than the direct cost of duplication, and they can not restrict how a requestor can use or redistribute the data.  Santa Clara County had been selling its geodata for $ 158,000; the cost CFAC finally paid was $ 3.10 per disk, plus shipping.

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[Geospatial Industry News - GIS Lounge] Court of Appeal Rejects Santa Clara County's Basemap Data Sale ...: In a unanimous decision, the three-Justice panel of the California Court of Appeal affirmed the Santa Clara County Superior Court's decision requiring Santa Clara County to comply with public requests for a copy of its GIS parcel .

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[California Planning & Development Report -] County's Attempt To Withhold GIS Base Map Rejected | California ...: Although the court ruled squarely for the California First Amendment Coalition in its litigation with Santa Clara County, the court did not decide whether the county could charge extraordinary fees for providing the GIS information. Instead, the appellate panel referred that issue back to Santa Clara County Superior Court.

[All Points Blog] Group Sues Santa Clara County, CA for Reasonably Priced GIS Data ...: Santa Clara County originally spent about 650k to have their GIS land base digitized from 250 mylar maps from the surveyor's office- I should no, I was part of the team that constructed the map, back in 93-94. The county probably spends more than 300k for GIS employees alone, and who knows how much on IT infrastructure, software and hardware upgrades annually...

[GeoData Policy] Are County GIS Data Subject to State Open Records Law? « GeoData ...: In a lawsuit filed by the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC), the Superior Court for Santa Clara County affirmed that the basemap, which is the foundation for the county’s Geographic Information System, or GIS, is a public record to which the county can no longer limit access to just a small number of  purchasers willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in fees. (The case is CFAC v.

[Curious.Judith] Curious.Judith » Blog Archive » Happy News: CA public records law ...: The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) took Santa Clara County to court after the county denied CFAC’s request for the county’s GIS basemap data at the cost of duplication and with no other restrictions on how it might be used or redistributed. Judge James P.

[Directions Magazine - Press Releases] Articles - Directions Magazine: As readers of Directions Magazine no doubt are aware, the topic of outsourcing GIS and information technology jobs to India is at the center of a brewing political storm this election year.(Indeed the July 17 2004 issue carried an article on this topic.) Outsourcing is seen by some as the root cause of the high unemployment rate of information technology workers over the past few years.Others maintain that outsourcing work to India will allow American firms to remain productive and competitive given the shortfall in labor as baby boomers retire and American students choose not to pursue careers in engineering and technology.Regardless of which side one is on, what is uncontroversial is the fact that Indians - whether living in India or the United States - have assumed a prominent position at the core of the U.S.information technology (IT) sector.In this feature article, I discuss the fascinating confluence of industry restructuring, change and reform in U.S.immigration policy, and growing liberalization of the Indian economy that collectively brought Indians to center stage in the U.S.high tech sector.Four distinct periods can be identified.

[Jeff Hobbs' Intergraph and GIS Technology Blog] National Geodetic Survey Web Site « Jeff Hobbs' Intergraph and GIS ...: Subscribe to this blog · Subscribe to Jeff Hobbs' Intergraph and GIS Technology Blog by Email .So, I've been looking for a set of survey monuments for Santa Clara County.

[Curious.Judith] Curious.Judith » Blog Archive » Santa Clara appeals in case ...: [...] written about this case before, where Santa Clara County was charging far more than the cost of reproduction for the parcel [...]

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