Open Dutch Topographic Basemap:

What are the Effects?

Arnold Bregt, Lukasz Grus and Dick Eertink

Outline presentation

Introduction

Methods for impact assessment

Topographic basemap case

Conclusions

Open data is hot

Source: Open data barometer, 2015

Also in the Netherlands

Initiative of Ministry of Economic Affairs: Digital agenda.nl

● “Smarter” economy – open data as enabler

● Spin-off of the European Digital Agenda

Ministry of the Interior : “Open Government vision”

● More economic growth whith open data

What are the effects?

Many ex-ante studies

But hardly ex-post studies

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The basemap

1:10.000

1:25.000

1:50.000

1:250.000

1:500.000

1:1.000.000

By Public service on the map

Effecten open BRT

Method for Impact assessement

Basis

Evaluation models

Combination of Goal-attainment model and Effects model

Overall approach

Method

What are the goals?

What are the indicators?

How to measure?

Internal effects

Method: interviews (2012, 2013)

Results:

● Reduction in marketing

● Overall positive

● But worries on financial stability in the long run.

Relation effects

Method: discussion, data feedback, etc

Results: Detailed data feedback reduced, but more discussion.

Relation effects

External effects

Method: Use, sectors, type of use, economic effects, applications, etc.

By: survey (questionnaire), downloads, interviews

Who is using it?

Embedded in applications

Economic effects

Year 2013 2014

Companies 11,5 – 14,5 M euro

17-21 M euro

Open data effect Al least 9 M

euro

Al least 13.6 M

euro

Conclusions

The use by companies and citizens has increased enormously

Companies invest in BRT ~ 17- 21 M Euro

For Government the costs of using BRT are the same or less

The BRT is used for “other applications”

For Kadaster limited effects, but..... more dependent on Ministry budget

Thanks for your

attention

Overall effect is

very positive

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