Open Data Aids Recovery of Irish Economy | ArcNews

"Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi), the national mapping agency for the Republic of Ireland, recently commissioned an economic report on Ireland's geospatial industry. The assessment, carried out by the independent economic research organization Indecon, concluded that better use of location-based information in Ireland enables the public sector to save 82 million euros annually, frees up enough time to equal 279 million euros, and provides 104 million euros in competition benefits across the country. Inspired by these findings, OSi took the lead in making Ireland's vast geospatial data resources more widely available via the Internet using ArcGIS Online ..."