Overview: Legal and policy CoP
Facilitating access to and uptake of Earth observation data and information by a wide range of user communities and promoting the usefulness of such data for society requires flexible legal and policy frameworks that enable a more open data environment.
Community contributions and activities
- Contribution to the GEO data sharing working group and legal interoperability sub-group;
- Recommendation that the framework for full and open access to data be addressed in the implementation of SAEOSS;
- Capacity building and knowledge sharing and networking in terms of legal and policy matters;
- Identification of existing approaches on the interpretation of full and open access to geographic data; and
- Investigation into international policies and norms on access to data.
