http://joesonic.com/blog/2008/03/13/quaility-and-geoweb-20/ The Web's new Math is Geography - joesonic is blogging Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://joesonic.com/blog/2008/03/13/quaility-and-geoweb-20/#comment-13 Ben R. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:34:44 +0000 http://joesonic.com/blog/2008/03/13/quaility-and-geoweb-20/#comment-13 I've approached some of my supervisors/coworkers with the idea of exposing non-sensitive data to the crowd. The primary objection is the liability aspect. Disclaimers only do so much to mitigate this, the argument goes - if an agency or firm even attempts to maintain data used by the public they invariably take some responsibility for its accuracy. They see it as a significant potential cost for a marginal gain. I’ve approached some of my supervisors/coworkers with the idea of exposing non-sensitive data to the crowd. The primary objection is the liability aspect. Disclaimers only do so much to mitigate this, the argument goes - if an agency or firm even attempts to maintain data used by the public they invariably take some responsibility for its accuracy. They see it as a significant potential cost for a marginal gain.

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