Assessing the Socioeconomic Impacts and Value of “Open” Geospatial Information, October 28-29, 2014 — Workshop Presentations

Opening: Open Geospatial Information: Empowering Decisions and the Economy, Suzette Kimball

Day 1 Keynote — Future Evolution of Geospatial Information Sector: Walter Scott

Session 1 / Panel 1: Impact of increased access to data and new modes of consumption

Position Paper: John Houghton
Panel Discussants: Pierre Glynn | Chris Goranson | Sally Wyatt

Panel 2: Increased supply of geospatial information and expanded participatory processes in the production of data (such as crowd sourcing)

Position Paper: Lea Shanley | Max Craglia
Panel Discussants: Robin McLaren

Day 2 Keynote — Societal Impact of Information Abundance: Myron Gutmann

Panel 3: Emerging approaches for Economic impact assessments

Position Paper: Richard Bernknopf | Carl Shapiro
Panel Discussants: David Arthurs | Larry Sugarbaker

Panel 4: Emerging Issues for Societal Impact Sssessments

Position Paper: Brigitte Wessels | Max Craglia
Panel Discussants: Craig Broadbent | John King