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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:42:26 -0700
From: "Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Restrictions on access to maps at Archives
Sender: "Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]>



It certainly should be possible to issue a request for maps based on geographic
coordinates and state that the purpose of using the maps is the demining project
referred to.  That wouldn't require the use of the index.

This doesn't just apply to maps, BTW.  Several people have told me that they've
been denied access to satellite images in spite of the fact that the requests were
made by the AGENCY with whom they have contracted to provide some sort of work
product.

Maybe some kind of mechanism with a specific path for granting/denying approval
needs to be developed so that all government agencies would be in conformance with
what NIMA's said should be done.  It seems to me like that would be a VERY useful
project for librarians and their clients to work on cooperatively with the federal
agencies involved.

I don't know that "chilling" is the right word to use on situations like this, but
I sure don't like the idea of  not being able to do whatever legitimate work
people do because somebody's arbitrarily decided that EVERYTHING less (or more)
than a particular scale will not be accessible to people, in spite of the fact
that I also understand the legitimate concern for the military's operational
advantage.

Dunno whether this helps or hurts, but it's my $0.02 on the matter.

vh
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