Linking information & location
The UK Location Council has published a guide titled: Linking information and location – A guide to the benefits of Linked Data and the UK Location Strategy. (8 pages. Date: April 2010)
The Guide on page two states:
“The move towards greater data sharing
One of the key concepts behind „Place matters: the Location Strategy for the United Kingdom‟1 is that “everything happens somewhere”. As a result, when different types of information about a place are integrated, they can increase considerably the understanding of that place and the power to make effective decisions about it. By linking location data with mainstream information we can dismantle data silos and enable effective cross-organisational data sharing. In turn, this will support better decision making and the delivery of more effective as well as innovative services. Easier data sharing will help us to maximise the reuse of data, increase the success rate for new initiatives, reduce duplication of activity and save on costs. Linked Data is seen as the only practical way of achieving this.”
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