3.15.1. Data Licensing and Usage

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is open-source data?

   Hint

   Think about data that you don't pay for.

2. 2.

   Give an example of a commercial satellite data provider.

   Hint

   These are usually not free and have licensing rules.

3. 3.

   What best describes open-source data?

   • Data that requires payment
   • Free public data
   • Data from a single provider

   Hint

   Consider what 'open-source' means.

4. 4.

   True or False: All commercial data is available for free.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about what commercial means.

5. 5.

   Evaluate the impact of using open-source versus commercial satellite data in a city planning project.

   Hint

   Think about the application's needs.

6. 6.

   Propose a strategy for using commercial satellite data ethically in an academic research paper.

   Hint

   Explore data management practices.