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Report on publically accessible federal geospatial data.]
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Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:32:34 -0400
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Subject: Report on publically accessible federal geospatial data.
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:18:03 -0400
From: Patrick McGlamery <[log in to unmask]>


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A significant Rand Report, "Mapping the Risks: Assessing the Homeland
Security Implications of Publicly Available Geospatial Information" was
recently released. In general it seems to indicate that "publically
accessible geospatial information is probably not an attacker's first choice
for fulfilling information needs."  It is a very good, common-sense
assessment.
Read it at:
http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG142/MG142.pdf

Patrick McGlamery

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