The document discusses trends in environmental data management. It notes that while free public data is available online, commercial and premium sources are still needed for comprehensive and authoritative quality data. New technologies are creating more user participation and choice, but also a more complex landscape with legal and quality issues. This increasing data availability and use, alongside growing environmental legislation, will result in greater needs for expertise in managing environmental data.

1. Thierry Gregorius PhD FRGS Group Data Manager Landmark Information Group Birmingham, 25 February 2010 Managing environmental data in the Google age

3. Environmental data: It all started with historic maps…

4. How much data is on the internet? “ 500 billion gigabytes”

5. MAGIC: free public sector data Not for Commercial use ‘ Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside’

6. Jan 2010: Government frees 2,500 datasets www.data.gov.uk

8. Commercial data

11. Data resellers do not sell data … they sell data access, ease & speed Data Source A Data Source B Data Source C Data Source D Data Source E etc Data Product Client Ordering / Hosting, Licensing

17. 3D – always niche, or a new dawn? Mobile – crowdsourcing, augmented reality

19. Thank you. Thierry.Gregorius @Landmark.co.uk Q&A