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Cost
Recovery Experiments in the U.S. not Successful
•State of California
–Cost recovery resulted in degradation
of overall State geographic information system
•Automated Tariff Filing and Information System
–Over three years, only $ 438,800
(0.05%) of the $ 810 million in expected revenue recovered
•United States Geological Survey
–Cost recovery in 1980’s resulted in
significant decrease in data sales. Dissemination only cost recovery successful in
1990’s.
•State of Wisconsin
–Counties
with open access policies foster a broad user base and maximum public
interest use of geographic data.
Counties on a “cost recovery” system see dramatic fall in usage and
users.