The recently announced Open Source Geospatial Foundation has started a new project to develop resources about Public Geospatial Data. The proposed mission is focused around...
Promote the use of open geospatial formats - Providing best-practise guidelines and examples for use of open and free standards for data (GML, WMS, WFS-T) and metadata (Dublin Core, RDF).
Promote public access to state-collected geodata - Lead by example in demonstrating economic value and research activity generated by open access to public geographic information.
Run a repository of open geodata - A collection of geospatial datasets shall be hosted by the PGDP. Additionally, links to other open data repostories shall be collected.
Present and explain licenses for public geodata - The PGDP aims to collect licenses suitable for the publishing of public geodata. The license shall be presented along with a summary of its benefits and focus.