Forwarded-by: Lee Tien <tien@well.sf.ca.us> Forwarded-by: thardy@mail.wm.edu (Trotter Hardy) From: Harlan Onsrud <onsrud@mecan1.maine.edu> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 11:10:08 -0400 Subject: Conf on Law, Information Policy and Spatial Databases THE CONFERENCE on LAW and INFORMATION POLICY for SPATIAL DATABASES October 28-29, 1994 Arizona State University College of Law Tempe, Arizona SPONSORS National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology, Arizona State University College of Law CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Geographic information systems (GIS) and their associated databases are gaining widespread use throughout government and the commercial sector in our communities, the nation, and the world. These automated mapping and analysis systems are allowing the collection, integration and interrogation of vast amounts of data. The data and processing capabilities supplied by the technology will constitute a significant component of the emerging national information infrastructure. This enabling technology holds out the promise of increased efficiency in commerce, improvements in the environment, health, and safety, increased convenience for consumers, increases in participatory government, and improved public and private decision-making generally. However, increased use of detailed databases and processing capabilities also poses threats to the ideals of democracies and rights of individuals - the ideals of freedom, security, privacy, and open and free access to government. As we continue to move toward global economies and international networked environments, the need to reconcile competing social, economic, and political interests in digital geographic data will greatly expand. This conference brings together legal and information policy experts with geographic information system specialists to explore four interrelated aspects of information law critical to the handling of geographic information: namely, (1) intellectual property rights in spatial databases, with particular emphasis on copyright; (2) access rights of citizens to publicly held information, including the policies of government agencies in charging for geographic data; (3) protecting personal privacy in using geographic information systems; and (4) liability in connection with the use, sharing, and distribution of GIS data and analysis results. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Friday, October 28 Welcome and Introduction (7:45 am - ASU Law School, Pedrick Great Hall) Access to Government's Spatial Information I (8:00 a.m.) Moderator: Robert Reis, NCGIA and School of Law, SUNY-Buffalo Establishing a Legal Setting and Organizational Model for Affordable Access to Government Owned Information Management Technology Hugh Archer, Executive Consultant Plangraphics, Inc., Frankfurt, Kentucky A Case for Commercialization of Government Information Products and Services Lori Peterson Dando, Esquire County Attorney's Office (former), Hastings, MN Spatial Databases and Information Policy: A British Perspective David Rhind, Director Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom Question and Answer Session Intellectual Property Rights in Spatial Databases I (9:00a.m.) Moderator: Helen Sharretts-Sullivan, Office of the General Counsel, Defense Mapping Agency Copyright, Licensing, and Cost Recovery: A Legal, Economic, and Policy Analysis William Holland, Executive Director Wisconsin Land Information Board, Madison, WI Surveyors' Copyright in Plans of Survey: Law and Policy John D. McLaughlin, Geographical Engineering and Norman Siebrasse, College of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Canada Copyright in Electronic Maps Dennis S. Karjala College of Law, Arizona State University Question and Answer Session Break (Coffee, tea, etc.- College of Law Lobby) (10:00 am) Intellectual Property Rights in Spatial Databases II (10:30 am) Moderator: Elaine Albright, Chair, American Library Association Committee on Telecommunications Rights in Government-generated Data Jessica Litman School of Law, Wayne State University Lessons from the Past: Legal and Medical Databases Anne Wells Branscomb Program on Information Resources Policy, Harvard University European Community Directive on Databases Pamela Samuelson School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Question and Answer Session Access to Government's Spatial Information II (11:30 a.m.) Moderator: Dorthy Chambers, J.D., Chief, Branch of Information Access Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Land Management A Review of Alaska's Public Information Access Laws Representative Kay Brown Alaska Legislature, Anchorage, Alaska Issues Concerning Access to Electronic Records Barbara Petersen, Staff Attorney Florida Legislature Joint Committee on Information Technology Resources Federal Information Dissemination and Pricing Policy Peter Weiss, Senior Policy Analyst Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. Question and Answer Session Lunch (12:30 pm - Several eating places within walking distance) Access to Government's Spatial Information III (2:00 pm) Moderator: Earl Epstein, J.D., School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University Effects of Data Policies on the Evolution of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Nancy Tosta, Staff Director U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee The Public Interest and the Cost of Government Information: Experience Under the Federal FOIA David Sobel, Legal Counsel Electronic Privacy Information Center, Washington D.C. Promoting a Free Access, Minimal Cost-recovery, Royalty Arrangement for State Held Geographic Information Systems Keene Matsunaga, Esquire, and Jack Dangermond, President, Environmental Systems Research Institute and Prudence Adler, Assistant Director, Association of Research Libraries Question and Answer Session Access to Government's Spatial Information IV (3:00 p.m.) Moderator: Frederick K. Ganyon, J.D., Deputy Chief, Nautical Charting Division, NOAA The Value of Geographic Information. A review of international policies in cost recovery, privatization and commercialization of information gathering and dissemination. Krysia Rybaczuk and Michael Blakemore Mountjoy Research Centre, University of Durham, United Kingdom Remote Sensing Law: Obstacle or Opportunity for GIS? Joanne Gabrynowicz, Associate Professor - Remote Sensing Law and Policy Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota Implications of Increased Access to Geographic Information Dr. Ronald Abler, Executive Director Association of American Geographers Question and Answer Session Break (4:00 p.m. - coffee, tea, soft drink - College of Law lobby) Liability for Spatial Data I (4:30 p.m.) Moderator: Daniel Strouse, Director, Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, ASU College of Law Tort and Criminal Liability as a Function of the Right to Control Content Henry Perritt, Professor of Law Villanova University School of Law Local Government Liability for Erroneous Data: Law and Policy in a Changing Environment R. Jerome Anderson, Esquire, and Alan R. Stewart, Esquire Plangraphics, Inc., Frankfurt, Kentucky A Case Study in the Misuse of GIS: Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in New York State Mark Monmonier, Department of Geography Syracuse University Question and Answer Session Saturday, October 29 Liability for Spatial Data II (8:00 a.m.) Moderator: t.b.a. Liability for GIS Datasets as applied to the Commercial, Non- profit and Other Private Sectors Bishop Dansby, Esquire GIS Law and Policy Institute Exploitation of Intellectual Property: Liability, Retrenchment and a Proposal for Change Edward J. Obloy, General Counsel, and B. Helen Sharretts- Sullivan, Defense Mapping Agency Certification of GIS Databases: Reliance and Liability Implications Lawrence Ayers, Executive Vice President and Cliff Kottman, Exec. Manager of Federal Systems, Intergraph Corporation Spatial Data Analysis in the Formation of Public Policy and its Acceptance as Evidence: A Litigator's Perspective on Geographic Information and Analysis Terry Simmons, PhD, Attorney at Law Reno, Nevada Question and Answer Session Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems I (9:15 a.m.) Moderator: Lawrence Winer, College of Law, ASU In Plain View: Geographic Information Systems and the Problem of Privacy Michael R. Curry Department of Geography, UCLA Privacy and the Intersection of Geographic Information and Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Sheri Alpert and Kingsley Haynes The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason University Privacy: Alternative Protection Scenarios Dr. David Flaherty Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia Question and Answer Session Break (10:15 - Coffee, tea, juice & rolls - College of Law Lobby) Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems II (10:45 am) Moderator: t.b.a. Fair Information Practices of the Information Industry Steven Metalitz Information Industry Association, Washington DC Marketing Community Perspectives on Protecting Privacy Tom Gordon, President and General Manager Equifax National Decision Systems, San Diego CA European Perspectives on Protection of Privacy Charles D. Raab, Department of Politics University of Edinburgh, Scotland Question and Answer Session Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems III (11:45 a.m.) Moderator: t.b.a. Some Information Age Techno-fallacies and Some Principles for Protecting Privacy Gary Marx, Chair Department of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Privacy from "Eyes in the Sky" Wayne Madsen Computer Sciences Corporation, Fairfax, VA Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems Harlan J. Onsrud, Jeff Johnson, and Xavier Lopez NCGIA, University of Maine, Orono, Maine Question and Answer Session Closing Announcements (12:45 p.m.) ****************************************************** REGISTRATION FORM Maximum registration will be 250 participants NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION [ ] Full Registration (before October 3) $145 (after October 3) $195 [ ] Student Registration $70 Name: __________________________________ Title: ___________________________________ Affiliation: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________ FAX: ___________________________________ Email: __________________________________ Make check payable (in US dollars) to: University of Maine and send to: Conference on Law and Information Policy for Spatial Databases NCGIA 5711 Boardman Hall, Rm. 348 University of Maine, Orono, Me 04469-5711 ****************************************************** LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION The conference will take place on October 28 and the morning of October 29, 1994 in the Pedrick Great Hall at the Arizona State University College of Law. The conference has been scheduled to follow immediately GIS/LIS '94 in Phoenix, Arizona. Those attending GIS/LIS and then staying on for this conference should be able to take advantage of reduced airfares because of the Saturday night stay over. The College of Law in Tempe is located approximately ten miles from downtown Phoenix or five miles from the airport. Taxis and hotel shuttles are convenient and moderately priced. For those traveling by car, take the University Avenue exit on Interstate 10 and head east to the ASU campus. The campus is immediately adjacent to Old Town Tempe which contains numerous restaurants and shops within easy walking distance. COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology American Congress on Surveying and Mapping American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing AM/FM International Association of American Geographers Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Federal Geographic Data Committee Information Industry Association National States Geographic Information Council Urban and Regional Information Systems Association CONFERENCE SUPPORTERS Federal Agencies: Bureau of Land Management Coast and Geodetic Survey Defense Mapping Agency Federal Geographic Data Committee Environmental Systems Research Institute Equifax National Decision Systems Intergraph Corporation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Conference on Law and Information Policy for Spatial Databases 5711 Boardman Hall, Rm 348 University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5711 Phone: (207) 581-2149 Fax: (207) 581-2206 E-mail: ncgia@mecan1.maine.edu ___________________________________________ Harlan J. Onsrud National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis 5711 Boardman Hall, Rm. 348 University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5711 Phone (207) 581-2175 FAX (207)581-2206 E-mail: onsrud@mecan1.maine.edu