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Monetising SDIs ... eLicensing and ePayment for Spatial Services

This article discusses the value chain and challenges of monetising spatial information in Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). It explores the need for metering and accounting in SDIs, the importance of interoperability, and the application of business aspects to SDIs. It also delves into the concept of e-Licensing, highlighting the protection and management aspects, as well as the need for data sharing in SDIs. The article concludes with insights into the challenges and deployment elements of licensing solutions, and the implementation of e-business in license management.

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Monetising SDIs ... eLicensing and ePayment for Spatial Services

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  1. Monetising SDIs... eLicensing and ePayment for Spatial Services Rüdiger Gartmann, on behalf of Andreas Wytziskcon terra GmbH, Münster, Germany

  2. SDI Value Chain

  3. Basic Assumptions • Spatial information is valuable • even if it‘s for free! • Spatial information can be used for commercial products • it‘s raw material for spatial products, applications, etc. • Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) are the distribution network • moving the raw and semi-finished products from the producer to the user • If value is created along the value chain, there is a need for metering and accounting! • And spatial information is heterogeneous! • It‘s not sufficient to summarise what is taken from and given to the network

  4. Power Networks • Homogeniousgood • Producers measuretheiroutput • Users measuretheirconsumption • Onlybalanceisdetermined • Actualoriginofproductdoes not matter => Unlike SDIs! By Stefan Riepl (Quark48), Hintergrund weiss gefaerbt von Leon.Quark48 at de.wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Leon at de.wikipedia. [CC-BY-SA-2.0-de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en)], from Wikimedia Commons

  5. Value Chains • SDIs are classical value chains • Along the value chain, raw materials are assemled to semi-finished and finally to end products • Each step adds value, so each step may need individual accounting

  6. Interoperability • Find therightcontent! • Productcatalogs • Search tools • … • Technical integration • Standards • Services • … • Legal agreements • Negotiatecontracts? • Signpapers? • …

  7. Applying Business Aspects to SDIs • Status quo of SDIs ensures technical interoperability • Applying business aspects • must not break technical interoperability • must ensure immediate workflows • must support existing technology • must solve all business requirements (terms and conditions, prices, rights and duties, ...) • cf. INSPIRE Data & Service Sharing Implementing Rules: • Convey legal terms and conditions • Transparency of charges • Licence creation without delay

  8. eLicensing of Geo Services • Protectionaspect • Services areprotectedagainstunlicencedaccess • If a valid licenceisprovided, accessisgranted • Ifthelicenceincludesrestrictions (e. g. spatial, content, …), thesehavetobeenforced • Conclusionaspect • Licenceoffer • Licenceagreement • Management aspect • Maintenance ofexistinglicences • Accounting

  9. Data Sharing in SDIs Why is spatial special? 

  10. Product Aspects • Books • Price • Geo products • Geographic extent • Layers • SRS • Data format • Price formula, with regard to the parameters • Download or service • ...

  11. Challenges for Licensing Solutions • Be generic • Support different business models • Click-through vs. configurable licenses • Free of charge vs. flat rate vs. pay-per-use • Pre-paid vs. post-paid • General access vs. user-specific access vs. license configuration-based access • Provide an easy-to-use workflow to • clearly convey license terms • allow easy license conclusion • give immediate access • limit access to license terms

  12. How eBusiness is implemented in license.manager

  13. licenseManager Deployment

  14. Elements of Licence Models • Licence description (What is it all about?) • Terms and conditions (What is allowed? What is not?) • Configuration options (Customise your licence) • Access rights (How can you access the service?) • Price models (What do you have to pay?) optional

  15. WMS 1 WFS Users and roles 2 WFS-T 3 WCS Registerservices Definition of licence and pricemodels license.manager Administration Workflow

  16. Licence Conclusion Workflow • Select a service

  17. License Configuration

  18. License Acceptance

  19. Confirmation

  20. Thank you for your attention! Rüdiger Gartmannr.gartmann@conterra.de

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