Earth observation data pricing policy |
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Authors: | Ray Harris Roman Krawec |
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Affiliation: | Earth Observation and Space Science Group, Logica Space and Communications Limited, Business Park 4, Randalls Way, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7TW, UK. |
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Abstract: | Pricing policy for Earth observation data continues to be a problem for both supplier organizations and user organizations: there are incompatible or conflicting pricing policies used by different organizations in the Earth observation sector. This paper analyses the issues in Earth observation data pricing in two ways. First, it analyses the policy foundations which underlie Earth observation data pricing, such as return on investment, the basis of pricing policy and access conditions. Second, it presents five policy options for the pricing of Earth observation data, namely free data, marginal cost price, market driven price, two tier pricing and rebalancing of government funding. The paper concludes with an analysis of the forces acting on Earth observation data pricing policy. |
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