Publishing Geospatial Data

Publishing geospatial data means making it easily discoverable. Publishing your data means:

  • Listing your data and its characteristics in some searchable catalogue system (like a library catalogue or the catalogue of an online bookstore);
  • Making available, with your data listing, information about how to order the data (e.g. online “live” links, telephone numbers, etc.); or
  • Providing links to view the data, in full or in thumbnail version.
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