Economic Assessment of the Use Value of Geospatial Information

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Richard Bernknopf¹  Carl Shapiro²  Suchith Anand³  Serena Coetzee³  Barend Kobben³ 

[1] Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA;Science and Decisions Center, United States Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 913, Reston, VA 20192-0002, USA; E-Mail:;id="af1-ijgi-04-01142">1Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, U

关键词: geospatial information;    economics;    economic impacts;    open access;    value of information;    technological innovation;    benefits and costs;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijgi4031142

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Geospatial data inform decision makers. An economic model that involves application of spatial and temporal scientific, technical, and economic data in decision making is described. The value of information (VOI) contained in geospatial data is the difference between the net benefits (in present value terms) of a decision with and without the information. A range of technologies is used to collect and distribute geospatial data. These technical activities are linked to examples that show how the data can be applied in decision making, which is a cultural activity. The economic model for assessing the VOI in geospatial data for decision making is applied to three examples: (1) a retrospective model about environmental regulation of agrochemicals; (2) a prospective model about the impact and mitigation of earthquakes in urban areas; and (3) a prospective model about developing private–public geospatial information for an ecosystem services market. Each example demonstrates the potential value of geospatial information in a decision with uncertain information.

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