Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study
The 2019 European Open Data Directive identifies geospatial data as data that could have a major impact on human activities (high-value data, HVD) and advocates its provision as open data (OD), i.e., without barriers to access and re-use. Although Croatia has implemented OD policies to support the p...
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| description | The 2019 European Open Data Directive identifies geospatial data as data that could have a major impact on human activities (high-value data, HVD) and advocates its provision as open data (OD), i.e., without barriers to access and re-use. Although Croatia has implemented OD policies to support the provision of open data, many geospatial data are still not available, or if available, their level of openness ranks Croatia lower than Slovenia and Serbia on some ranking lists. Benchmarking tools have proven to be a powerful tool in identifying barriers in OD. This paper, therefore, benchmarks the level of openness and provision of geospatial HVD in Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, using the extended and modified Global Open Data Index methodology (GODI Plus). It is expected that this will provide an answer to the status of OD policies and government engagement in OD in Croatia and identify good OD practices among the three countries analyzed. Furthermore, the results will be a baseline benchmark for future HVD analyses. The results reveal low data openness for Croatia and Serbia, high data openness for Slovenia, and a low level of government engagement in all three proposed countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c0090092ecc4fbcbeefc34c18c0ab8d2023-11-18T10:43:35ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642023-05-0112622210.3390/ijgi12060222Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case StudyKarlo Kević0Ana Kuveždić Divjak1Frederika Welle Donker2Faculty of Geodesy Zagreb, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Geodesy Zagreb, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, 2628 BL Delft, The NetherlandsThe 2019 European Open Data Directive identifies geospatial data as data that could have a major impact on human activities (high-value data, HVD) and advocates its provision as open data (OD), i.e., without barriers to access and re-use. Although Croatia has implemented OD policies to support the provision of open data, many geospatial data are still not available, or if available, their level of openness ranks Croatia lower than Slovenia and Serbia on some ranking lists. Benchmarking tools have proven to be a powerful tool in identifying barriers in OD. This paper, therefore, benchmarks the level of openness and provision of geospatial HVD in Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, using the extended and modified Global Open Data Index methodology (GODI Plus). It is expected that this will provide an answer to the status of OD policies and government engagement in OD in Croatia and identify good OD practices among the three countries analyzed. Furthermore, the results will be a baseline benchmark for future HVD analyses. The results reveal low data openness for Croatia and Serbia, high data openness for Slovenia, and a low level of government engagement in all three proposed countries.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/6/222open government datageospatial high-value databenchmarkingassessment framework |
| spellingShingle | Karlo Kević Ana Kuveždić Divjak Frederika Welle Donker Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information open government data geospatial high-value data benchmarking assessment framework |
| title | Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study |
| title_full | Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study |
| title_short | Benchmarking Geospatial High-Value Data Openness Using GODI Plus Methodology: A Regional Level Case Study |
| title_sort | benchmarking geospatial high value data openness using godi plus methodology a regional level case study |
| topic | open government data geospatial high-value data benchmarking assessment framework |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/6/222 |
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