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MYCOORDINATES
The dilemma
When various governments raise objections
To the easy access to geospatial information for security reasons
Especially by online providers of such information,
We demand liberated and conducive policy ambience.
On the other hand, we also express concerns,
When privacy of individuals are intruded
By such and similar technology providers.
However, shrugging off the ‘security concerns of the states’
And raising the ‘privacy issues of the individuals’
Sometimes poses a challenge to be consistent in our stance,
And exposes the dilemmas and contradictions.
Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org
ADVISORS Naser El-Sheimy PEng, CRC Professor, Department of Geomatics Engineering, The University of Calgary Canada, George
Cho Professor in GIS and the Law, University of Canberra, Australia, Professor Abbas Rajabifard Director, Centre for SDI and Land
Administration, University of Melbourne, Australia, Luiz Paulo Souto Fortes PhD Associate Director of Geosciences, Brazilian Institute of
Geography and Statistics -IBGE, Brazil, John Hannah Professor, School of Surveying, University of Otago, New Zealand
6 | Coordinates June 2012